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Frank Gehry: Who makes the building to dance

Frank Gehry: Who makes the building to dance

Can somebody make the cement and bricks dance? Can someone make the craziest yet most amazing architecture in the entire world? if your answer is yes, then you must know Frank Gehry “ the man who makes buildings dance with his architectural style”.

The Canadian-born architect Frank Gehry – the most iconic architect of our time, Frank Gehry is well known for his unusual and unfriendly architectural style, he sees architecture as a language to transfer his thoughts and also to transfer his emotions.

What is it if it doesn’t make someone think it’s amazing, that’s the trademark of Frank’s work, from Walt Disney concert hall to the dancing house all of his architecture has a very different and beautiful story hidden within.

Design Philosophy

After reading all the things above you may be wondering what kind of design concept(philosophy) Frank Gehry follows and it is really hard to explain because he did something which is never before defined, but still, his architectural design is called modern and contemporary architecture.

Frank Gehry: Who makes the building to dance
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

Frank’s work contains illusion and unrealistic design, his architectures relate to the purpose rather than ordinary or amazing designs, and he sketches to relate the purpose along with the architecture.

The Walt Disney concert hall relates to music and art, likewise, all of his architecture relates to the purpose of its construction. We can call Frank Gehry’s architectural style the mirror of thoughts.

Frank Gehry Works

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

walt disney concert hall

This architecture is considered one of the most iconic architecture ever built on earth with giant stainless steel outside and smooth melody designs inside, The purpose of the design of Walt Disney Concert Hall is to make both the performer and audience feel comfortable inside the construction.

Olympic Fish Pavilion, Barcelona

As the name defines, the Olympic Fish Pavilion is a fish-like architectural design, The canopy for the luxurious restaurant and casino has the purpose of making the people feel like they are inside a magical and unrealistic architecture, it also fulfills a joyous place.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

Guggenheim Museum

In the world of architecture, only a few are so-called masterpiece of architecture, Guggenheim Museum is one such, art and architecture is the thing that never separates, here Frank Gehry designed the architecture in a lotus-like design when looked at bridge, river, and sky but still it is not a lotus, that’s the work of frank to show something realistic and yet it isn’t real.

Museum of pop culture(moPOP), Seattle

How on earth someone can design like this? They have to dream and make it a reality, The story behind moPOP design is that Frank bought several guitars broke them into pieces, and made a design from them, This is the most iconic design story I ever heard and I hope you are too.

The design defines the relationship between modern pop culture and the rock ‘n’ roll design concept which made it the most iconic architecture to date. Art is something that freezes at least a minute in the life of common people and the architecture that Frank Gehry made does freeze you at first sight.

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Hafeez Contractor: the modern Indian Architecture

Hafeez Contractor: the modern Indian Architecture

Hafeez Contractor

Are you afraid of heights? Are you out of greenery? Hafeez Contractor may have a solution for you, in the streets of Mumbai Hafeez was born and grew up and graduated from the University of Mumbai and Columbia University.

With dreams of changing the architectural industry of India and ending up being on the list of the world’s best architects that’s the story of Hafeez contractor.

From India to Dubai Hafeez built numerous buildings that’ll say his name for centuries and above, he is a follower of high-rise buildings and used them as a solution for the huge Indian population and also to make cities look more civilized and modern in architecture.

The so-called current age architecture Hafeez contractor used to design a building for the current situation and demand of the society.

All the major works of Hafeez’s contractors are based in Indian cities, we can even say that he shaped the architectural culture of India, from Mumbai to Noida all of his works speak bold and height.

Architecture Philosophy

Hafeez Contractor is well known for his giant-height buildings, contemporary and modern architecture is the style followed by him his own trademark of no signature with beautiful design concepts.

He is also called the Bollywood architect “architecture with no signature but with beautiful designs”.

He was also concerned about making more greenery buildings for the purpose of making society go green again and he also hated to design buildings only for awards.

One of his most iconic works is 23 Marina Tower, Dubai, it is one of the tallest buildings in the world.

In all works of Hafeez contractor, there is a sense of beauty and clean design to be inspired by, his works also relate to the society where the building surrounds and also give a spiritual feel inside and a country feel outside.

Works to look

Ideal Topsia, Mumbai

In the busiest Indian city with blue lights and great height the Ideal Topsia building in Mumbai holds the trademark of Hafeez Contractor, it is one of the tallest buildings in Mumbai and India with a beautiful and simple design concept.

Sarala Building Academy, Bangalore

The Roman-like architecture in the Silicon Valley of India is Sarala Building Academy with neat and clean modern architecture and broader green ground, it is a great example of a building with valid greeneries around it.

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Assam

This is another beautiful design concept from Hafeez’s contractor with wider space outside and more greeneries around, it is one architecture of heaven to feel and also an inspiration for the younger architects.

Most of Hafeez’s works are about institutions, hotels, residences, and office buildings all containing neat and clean designs that may even look like the modern vernacular architecture style.

More than just being an architecture and design genius, Hafeez’s contractor is also concerned about society and the huge population of India, with his sense of mind he developed projects that also act as a solution for the huge Indian population.

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The Architecture of Tripura | North-East India

The Architecture of Tripura | North-East India

Tripura

When we are going through a full harsh day and then suddenly we come to see people dancing with bamboo and not caring about anything else than their happiness, isn’t it weird?

Tripura is one such state, being one of the smallest states in the country, Tripura can be represented as more woods and fewer roads, the state covers more than half of forest and has only one highway to connect with the entire state, which means it is the land of freedom and escape from the ordinary Indian state.

We all know about the arts and crafts of the northeastern part of India, the people in the seven sisters of northeastern India are well known for their mastery of arts and crafts, Tripura is no exception, with bamboo and cane as their major crafts, the state is majorly famous for their clean and attractive bamboo’s.

With five big mountains and a beautiful valley in between, Tripura still looks like the ancient land of India with less advanced technology and more cultured people.

People in Tripura speak Bengali as a major one, the effect of Tripura kingdoms is the secret behind the Bengali population in the state, with canes and bamboo the state is a land of nature with greenly painted skin.

People and Culture

If you start reading about India, the root goes to the tribal population of India, the ancient survivors of India are so-called the tribal people, and Tripura is a state that holds one of the majority in tribal populations of about sixteen and above tribal communities still living in the state.

The Kokborok-speaking Tripuri tribes are the major tribal population of the state, the people are majorly living in the hilly region of the state.

Tripuris, Jamatia, Reang, Naitong, Koloi, Murasing, Chakma, Halam, Garo, Hajong, Kuki, Mizo, Mogh, Munda, Oraon, Santhal, and Uchoi are some of the ethnic tribes still living in Tripura and their history goes back about 65AD, and even in the mentions of Hindu holy book of Mahabharat and even in the inscriptions of king Ashoka the great.

Tripura is the land of kings, the mighty Twipra kingdom ruled the entire region of northeastern India, from Burma to Bengal, the book of Rajamala(the chronicles of kingdoms of Tripura) elaborates on the history and kingdoms of Tripura in the ancient days.

In the late 14th century the kings of Tripura adopted Anikya titles and changed their capital to Udaipur.

Garia puja

With drums, music, and dance in the month of April, the harvesting festival of the state is celebrated as the Garia festival, the puja is celebrated by all the communities, with sacrificing of bamboo and cock along with rice, cotton, and other natural resources, the festival itself is the identity of people and the state.

Kharchi puja

If someone like you wants to feel the royal side of Tripura, you must visit the Karachi puja with thousands of people praying to the fourteen gods in the month of July, to worship Mother Earth the festival of Karachi puja is celebrated by thousands of people from the entire state, it takes place in the city of Agartala for about a week, one must visit the Karachi puja to feel the tribal culture of the state.

Ker puja

Ker Puja is one of the rituals followed by every Tripuri tribe from the ancient days, it is celebrated in the fortnight of Karachi puja and people follow strict rules during the time of her puja, everyone remains silent during the puja and people are not allowed to cross the boundary till the puja gets finished.

The Architecture of Tripura

Bamboo houses

Bamboo is the major element available in the state of Tripura and the vernacular architecture of Tripura revolves around locally available materials like bamboo, timber, thatch, leaves, cane, and lime.

The bamboo and cane are collected during the winter season and the construction starts in the dry season, the whole community of people participates in the construction and they build houses in rectangular shapes.

Riang house

The Riang tribes of Tripura build their houses with bamboo as the major source material and thatch used for the roofing, the entire architecture of the rising house is made using bamboo alone from floor to beam and walls, finally, the roofing is done with the help of thatch. The Riang house is mostly rectangular in shape.

Mudhouse

Like most of the Indian states, the mud house is one of the ancient methods of building houses, still, in some parts of Tripura, we can see the mud houses, in ancient times the mud houses were built with complete mud and bamboo for beam, thatch, grass for roof.

In the present day, the mud house is built with mud and iron sheets for the roofing.

Tong Ghar

Tong Ghar is one type of great example of a pure house, made of only one material, the tong Ghar houses are made completely with bamboo, the walls are made of plain bamboo and the floor is made of ordered bamboo with a plain bamboo roof and grass to cover.

This helps the environment to stay in its ecological state rather than a chemically absorbed one.

Tin House

Tin houses are also seen in the present-day architecture style of Tripura, a house made of complete tin from the roof to bottom, Bamboo is used as a supporting beam and for window purposes alone, even the walls are of tin, tin is one such example for a very low-cost housing methodology.

Bamboo Bridges

Bamboo bridges are common things in Tripura but not in the rest of the country, as bamboo is the most available material in the state, they use it majorly for every purpose of life.

Crafts of Tripura

Like every northeastern state of India, Tripura is also famous for its craftwork which attracts people from other countries too, bamboo and cane are majorly used craft materials in Tripura.

From furniture, handbags, lamps, baskets, hand fans, shopping bags, purses, hats, window and door screens all the things are made with the help of bamboo in a very attractive way and manner.

The weaving is famous in the state of Tripura

Agriculture

Settled cultivation and shifting cultivation are two major methods followed by the people of Tripura in agriculture, with rice as the major production crop along with potato, jute, sugarcane, chili, and natural rubber as their major agricultural elements.

Tripura is the second largest state in India cultivating raw rubber next to Kerala.

Fruits

Tripura is famous for many such things but fruits are the core of Tripura’s identity to the rest of the country, the orange garden and pineapple garden are widely seen in the state and they supply the majority of the fruit to the neighboring state in India.

Attractions to look at

Tripura Sundari temple

The name of Tripura even evolved from the god of Tripura Sundari, one of 51 Shakthipeedas in India, the temple is the identity of the state located in Udaipur.

Neermahal

Neermahal is one such place of Tripura you can’t miss, the water palace is a treat to the adventurer and people who seek magic, 53 km away from Agartala the water palace is located in the heart of Rudra Sagar Lake.

Ujjayanta Palace

In the capital city of Tripura, we can witness the mighty works of the royal king who ruled the real of Tripura, with magnificent Mughal style architecture the white giant palace shines like the diamond in between the pearls, built in 1901 AD by King Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya.

Jagannath temple

With a unique octagonal architectural style, the Jagannath temple is one such identity to the architects and their style of Tripura, in Agartala itself, the Jagannath temple is located, the temple built by King Maharaja Tripura himself.

Conclusion

From mountains to gardens, bamboo to canes the hilly state of Tripura is a whole new experience in India, like the poems of Robert Frost, the content more woods, and fewer roads so that we can explore into woods and lost in the hands of nature.

The tribal communities of Tripura show us the ancient side of the state, with histories older than the birth of Christ the state stands high in nature, architecture, and craft, of course, if you plan to get lost in nature, pack your bag and go to the five giant mountains of Tripura, you feel peace and the soul will surely dance to the music of the region.

To feel the ancient ethnic culture and crafts that make wonders from the hands of tribal peoples, fruits that give us honey, and mountains that give us memories to look at, Tripura is one such spot of pleasant and astonishing place to wander in.

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The Architecture of Meghalaya | North-East India

The Architecture of Meghalaya | North-East India

The architecture of Meghalaya-In India some states have outstanding climates and natural resources, some have fabular cultures and traditions and some have tremendous architecture and histories, but what if a single state has all the above things and still stands as the pleasant natural location with traditional peoples and their own culture.

Meghalaya is one of the most beautiful states of seven sisters of northeast India with an enjoyable climate and the wettest place in India, Meghalaya marks the highest rainfall in the country and has a history that goes back to the Neolithic era, like every northeastern state of India Meghalaya is also famous for their tribal culture like Khasi, Garo and Jaintia tribes, each of the tribal people owned kingdoms of their own before the British entry into India.

Lifestyle and Tradition of Meghalaya

Three major ancient tribes are still living in the wonderful state of Meghalaya with vast populations, the Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia are the three major tribes and also have a history of about Neolithic era, it is even proven that the three tribal communities are one of the earliest people in Indian subcontinent along with other ancient tribal communities.

Even today the Khasi people live in the Khasi Hills, Jaintia people in the Jaintia Hills, and Garo people in the western Garo Hill region, Meghalaya is the only state in India that respects women more than men and also gives first preference to women in case of the matrilineal system.

Each of the tribal communities follows its own religion with a mixture of Hinduism and also has different gods from ancient times, the Khasi and Jaintia are famous for their songs about nature and the place they live, with over 83% of agriculture as the major resource of the state, the people of Meghalaya live all their life with the connected environment of nature.

Rain is so special in Meghalaya and even Cherapunji a place where there is rain for the entire year, with lots of hidden treasures Meghalaya stands as the land of clouds, waving is an ancient craft in the state of Meghalaya like other northeastern sisters of India, bamboo, and cane crafts are vastly famous and people are amazed of their crafting style in cloths and their very own musical instruments made of cane, bamboo-like cup violin to a mouth organ.

With rice, maize, and potato, black pepper along with cotton and turmeric Meghalaya is at the top of the agriculture system and every household people are into the agriculture either one way or the other way.

The festivals of Meghalaya look even more astonishing, Nongkrem dance is one of the famous festivals in Meghalaya which lasts about five days with colorful dance and thanksgiving to the god, like some states of India, the Khasi tribes celebrate the festival by sacrificing goats(goat killing) for the god with many drums and pipes played around and men dance with the swords to show their mightiness it is also considered as the harvesting festival in the state.

Wangala Festival

Like the tribes of Khasi, the Garo tribes celebrate their own festival called Wangala which is a very important harvesting festival in the tribal community and lasts about three days with drinks and music, it is considered as the thanksgiving festival which is celebrated before harvesting in the month of November, about 100 drums are beaten, swords are celebrated in the first day of the festival.

Behdienkhalm

The third tribal community of Jaintia celebrates the Behdienkham festival to chase away the demon of cholera, this is also considered the harvesting festival and women do not dance during the celebration, and people believe that it should rain on this particular day of the festival.

With different festivals celebrated by different peoples, Meghalaya has a great culture even in the present day.

The Architecture of Meghalaya

The Khasi architecture, houses of the Khasi tribes are built on plinths and raised wooden floors inside the walls, rectangular in shape and boat-like roof structure, In some parts of the Khasi hill some people build a house with wooden walls and mud-plastered bamboo, and stones are used in the high hilly region.

The Khasi people do follow their own vernacular architectural style but today most of the Khasi people have adapted to the modern way of building a house with bricks and cement, as bamboo and other woods are the most available resources in the Khasi hills, people used it to build their house mostly.

The Garo Architecture

The Garo architecture is mostly found in the hilltop region of the Garo hills and towards the river, the houses are constructed in grouped shapes, bamboo, and wood are the main construction materials used by the Garo people, they build their houses with rooms from floor to walls entire house are made up of woods.

Treehouse is so famous with the Garo people, it used to watch the crops and to protect them from animals.

The Garo architecture can be partitioned into Nokmong, Nokpante, Jamsreng, and Jamatal.

Nokmong

When every person in the family stay together, most of the Nokmong are used for sleeping, sanitary arrangement, kitchen, and water storage facility, and also for storing firewood alone, this type of house is called Nokmong.

Nokpante

In the Garo architecture, the house where the unmarried male lives is called the Nokpante(house of the bachelors), the Nokpante is constructed in front of the Nokma the courtyard of the chief,  art, cultivation, and games are taught in the Nokpante to the young men by the aged one.

Jamserng

Jamsereng is constructed in the rice fields as small huts, the season’s fruits, and grains are collected and stored in the Jamsereng and even for sleeping it is used.

Jamatal

the miniature house built in the Jhum fields which was used as the treetop house to stay safe from the animals in dangerous places or to watch and protect the crops.

Incredible irrigation & farming system

As Meghalaya is so famous for its traditional farming and irrigation system from shifting cultivation to bun agriculture, even tree-based farming is being practiced by the people of Meghalaya.

The traditional farming method of Meghalaya provides sufficient food to the people preserves nature and protects the environment for the next generation.

Shifting agriculture is one of the most popular farming methods followed even today in the state of Meghalaya,  slash and burn, clearing the forest area for agricultural usage to grow crops for a very short period from one to ten years, people move to another place for cultivation and waits till the soil gets the fertility back.

Bun or terrace cultivation is practiced widely in the valleys of Meghalaya, it helps the soil to be moisture all the time and prevents land degradation and soil erosion.

The irrigation process is very important in crop production as it allows to use of water in a proper way, bamboo drip irrigation is a perfect traditional farmer’s skill in agriculture and it is widely practiced in the hilly region of Jaintia, to maintain the soil poor farming condition, bamboo culms used for the irrigation process, locally available bamboos are used in the water channels, by the usage of bamboo culms it prevents the leakage of water and prevents water loss.

Black pepper, areca, and betel vines are irrigated using the bamboo irrigation system.

Bench terrace irrigation system is another way followed in the state of Meghalaya, water from the streams is used as soon as it comes from the forest, and the water flows from the upper to the lower part of the terrace fields, it is mostly used in the non-fertile areas.

The tree-based plantation is one of the traditional ways of plantation and it is being followed by the native folks of Meghalaya, the tree plantation involves using various tree plantations according to the afro-climatic condition, which helps to increase the agricultural crops and forest production.

At least some people in the world are caring about nature which gives us food, water, and space to live in.

Conclusion

With traditional architecture and rich cultivation methodologies with more natural resources, Meghalaya is one of a treasure of the Indian sub-continent, even today the state shines with its native tribal way of living and practicing ancient farming methods which add more value to agriculture and it also helps soil to get more fertilization without the use of chemicals, if you want to explore one place in the upcoming summer vacation, do book a ticket to Meghalaya where the cloud dances in the roads and nature welcome you with a broader smile,

With lots and lots of incredible natural valleys and tribal people at the top of the mountains, it is a state of joy, woods, and music along with dance, dance with nature, and live life to the fullest in the very human way.

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Richard Roger: a man of modernism Architecture

Richard Roger: a man of modernism Architecture

I don’t know why all the things that relate to the British are some kind of royal and magnificent, here we are going to study one of the greatest Italian-British architects Richard Roger the lord rogers of the Riverside.

Richard Roger is noted for his high-tech design and modern architectural style, some of his works are still a daydream for current young architects.

Being born in Florence(Tuscany) Italy Richard graduated from the Architectural Association London and Yale University the Pompidou Center Paris exploded his talent and also showed the world who Richard is, every artist is once a beginner and Richard Roger was a master from the beginning.

Richard roger

Architecture Philosophy

In the mid-1900s modernism played a very important role in architecture and almost every architecture after that, Richard Roger too got inspired by modern architecture but with his own functional design concept.

Richard Roger has a vast amount of experience as he worked with many notable architects like Mike Davis, Renzo Piano, and other firms, And designed his own way of creating an architecture concept called stylish high-tech architecture.

Notable works

Sometimes work can define the ability of a person and two works defined the career of Richard Roger,

Pompidou Center, Paris

The giant multi-functional high-tech architecture style is something that the modern world can adopt, this is one of the finest works ever done in European countries and it played a very important role in shaping Roger’s career.

Richard roger

Lloyd Building, London

In the heart of London, an unusual modern architecture the so-called Lloyd Building is one of the fine works done by Richard Roger at the early stage of his career, the design is inspired by futuristic architecture based on modernism and his own functional architectural style, the architecture concept is to build an architecture with more central space for its flexibility.

Architecture Philosophy

Richard Roger born in the early 1990s adopted the modern architecture style and then implemented his own high-tech functional architecture design, most of his works represent the high-tech designing concept with the core of multi-functionality purpose.

His architectural concept is also considered as a design for the future and also to build with more spaces in it.

From the Pompidou Center to the Millennium Dome, his work represented futuristic design and also became a trademark for his style.

Works to look at

The Leadenhall building

One of the tallest buildings in London with a cool design, the Leadenhall building added a step into the career of Richard Roger, with a highly functional and rich design that made it an identity in the Royal London City.

The millennium dome

In the southern part of London Millennium Dome is one of the largest architecture in the world an exhibition center for political purposes, The Millennium Dome is the biggest project done by Richard Roger and also adds a reputation for his architectural style.

Other than this terminal 5, one Hyde Park, and three World Trade Centers are some of the highly functional modern architecture done by Richard Roger and there is actually more.

“If someone is good at his own style and keeps doing at what he’s best at, he’ll eventually become something that the world remembers.”

Richard Roger is one such architect with his own architecture concept and did what he’s best at, today he’s a legend, and you can too someday…

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Antoni Gaudi: the genius inside a madman

Antoni Gaudi: the genius inside a madman

Antoni Gaudi Cornet was a Catalan architect born in Reus (Catalonia, Spain) from a normal family, but no one ever imagined he could become a genius of a kind and redefine modernism in his own style.

Antoni Gaudi is one such remarkable architects the world has ever witnessed and his work is the identity to date, Antoni Gaudi is a man of nature, animals,s and other such natural things, he was inspired by the Neolithic style, art nouveau, gothic art and organic style of course.

From adulthood Antoni Gaudi has something within him that makes solutions from the broken and unused things, he recreated things that are not of use anymore, and he applied it in his work later in life which made him one of the finest architects in history.

Architecture Philosophy

Antoni created a style of his own without copying from the former legendary architectures and architectural styles called the Catalan modernism, Antoni Gaudi loved to recreate things and he used broken tiles for decorations, and it also helped to reduce the cost.

Studying geometry at an early age, helped him to structure his career, with an unusual social lifestyle, Antoni used most of his time creating new designs and styles which is what every architecture student is studying.

As a fan of nature, Antoni loves to connect his work with nature itself in a very creative way and it made all the people astonish about, he also used a method called trencadis (which means broken or cracked), Antoni Gaudi reused the broken and cracked things for decorations and financial reasons too.

Antoni Gaudi Works

El Capricho (Cantabria, Spain) is one such fine work of Antoni Gaudi, it doesn’t represent any of the traditional architecture but it does represent Catalan architecture, by using brickwork, tiles, and wrought irons together in a simple and traditional structure with relevant color, it is a work more like a fiction, the one we can see in the Hollywood fantasy movies, that’s how the creativity and style of Antoni defined.

Casa Mila, Barcelona, Spain

Casa Mila (Barcelona, Spain) is one of the greatest works of Antoni in architecture, with a giant civic architectural structure and functional innovation to date, it was even announced as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1984.

Antoni gaudi

The park Guell

Today it is a public park rather than a museum to represent the genius art of Antoni Gaudi, he himself lived in the park Guell along with his family, it is one tremendous work of Antoni for society and the people of the world.

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia the dream architecture of the greatest architect ever lived in human evolution, designed the architecture of Sagrada Familia which has been in progress for about 137 years and is predicted to be finished by 2025.

Antoni gaudi

Antoni Gaudi used to document his work by drawing, from adulthood to his entire life, he searched for perfection in art, humanity, and society, so he created all the things which satisfy his own soul.

From all the works of Antoni Gaudi the Great, we can see a flow of nature and creativity from broken things, he redefined the art with all the beautiful imperfection things and made it a perfect one to remember and to learn.

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Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Less is more

Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Less is more

Ludwig Mies Van Der

Ludwig Mies Van Der- Today at the start of 2020, the world is so modern and we have all the advanced technology of the world of all time, but when we look through history we have architecture as the only proof of the evolution of civilization, Some people structured the roadmap of architecture and here we are seeing about one such person who designed the modernism in a very simplified version.

Mies Van Der Rohe, the name which echoes in the tall American buildings and in the world of modern minimal architecture, being born in Aachen, Germany, Mies is strongly inspired by minimalism, “less is more” that’s what represents each of his work when the world is looking for attractions, mies looked deeper into simplicity and it made him become the master in his work.

Mies lived in the present all the time and thought in the same way, he often refers “We don’t look into the history of civilization, we look into the civilization we live”, and he looked into the present and created the architecture for it, he uses industrial steel and plate glass in all of his architecture and it becomes the international style of architecture afterward, rather than being inspired by the legendary architects, he himself becomes one by creating his own style.

Mies van loved modernism and minimalism so he combined both and created art out of it, he also had an urge to show the interior to the world and he did it in his work.

Being one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, mies refers to his work as “skin and bone”, today his work is the face of Chicago and its modern buildings, the style of Mies van inspired many and that’s how the entire world took his idea and recreated buildings with the use of more steel and glass to represent the modernism.

Of all the work he did, it represented a classy way to create an impact at first sight, all of his work looks neat, simple, and yet modern.

Ludwig Mies Van Der rohe Works to look at

Seagram Building, New York  

If you go to the busiest city in the world and see a tall tower with plain beauty, that’s the Seagram building in the heart of New York City, it is one such fine work of mine.

Barcelona pavilion

Barcelona Pavilion is one of the epic works done by Mies Van at the early stage of his career, to till date it stands as an identity of modern-minimalism, Mies isn’t just a legendary architect but also a legendary designer, the design of the Barcelona chair is the masterclass design by the master Mies Van de rohe.

Farnsworth House, Chicago

Farnsworth House, Chicago Federal Complex and Crown Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, Lafayette Park,  Cullinan Hall at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – are other fine works by Mies van.

Apart from being an architect, Mies Van was also positioned as the head of the architecture school at the Armour Institute of Technology and also served as director of Bauhaus(a famous German art school).

Today at the start of a whole new year we all are studying about different people who achieved in their work and life, but If we look deeply into their works, they all followed their originality, they created their own trademarks and that’s how Mies Van become one of greatest architect of 20th century.

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Shigeru Ban: New age Architecture style

Shigeru Ban: New age Architecture style

Around the world lot of humans create wonders with science, art, and technology, here we are speaking about someone who changed the lives of people with his creative architectural style.

Shigeru Bans a Tokyo-born architect, being inspired by Japanese and American architecture, Shigeru ban created an identity of his own which then transformed as a solution for the people of Japan and around the world.

The world has seen architects use stones, bricks, steel, and glass to build and decorate buildings, but in the busy city of Japan, someone created buildings with paper and cardboard.

You may think how in the world someone builds with the use of paper and cardboard, but if something is used in the right place with the right method anything is possible.

Shigeru Ban Architecture philosophy

In the emerging world of architecture people often introduce new materials, new ways, and methods of building, being inspired by both American and Japanese architectural styles, Shigeru Ban used a kind of new-age architecture.

Shigeru used cardboard tubes and papers to build houses if we see the work from the human perspective it may not make sense, but if we look at it from the architect’s perspective it is a solution for people who used to live in earthquakes and consistent natural disaster places.

Apart from his creative cardboard architecture style, his other architecture like an Aspen art museum, center Pompidou Metz, Mt Fuji World Heritage Center, and Nicolas Hayek Center Tokyo represent his part in the new age of modern architecture.

The classic yet dynamic approach of his architecture gave a new look to the building and the style of architecture like every other legendary architect did.

Shigeru Ban works to look at

Nicolas G. Hayek Center

In the Japanese city of Tokyo, the headquarters of the Swatch group is one of the architecture that defines modernism and international architecture, it is a treat to the eyes with uniform color and creative architecture.

Mt Fuji World Heritage Center

It is of one the most creative architectural style in the world,  with half-cone-like shapes and glasses around it giving a complete fantasy look to the building.

Cardboard cathedral

Cardboard Cathedral is a church in the south island, of New Zealand is the first-ever building made out of cardboard tubes and cardboard, it gives new hope to the young architecture and it also teaches a new approach to a problem.

The new way of Architecture

Shigeru Ban created houses with paper during the tsunami times and made shelters out of cardboard during the torrential rain, this shows us a new way of architecture and gives hope to the young architects to think in a very different way.

La Seine Musicale (Paris), Nomadic Museum ( New York), and Haesley Nine Bridges (South Korea) are some of the other fine works done by Shigeru Ban and it all has a different shade of architecture which represents his trademark style.

The intelligence of a person is defined by the idea and then transformed their idea into something that creates an impact on other life, here we are learning about one such person who changed the life of at least a hundred people and gave a solution to the longing problem.

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Zaha Hadid: the queen of curve shapes

Zaha Hadid: the queen of curve shapes

Zaha Hadid

In the world of architecture, some people create their own world and show it to the people of the world, Zaha Hadid one of the most popular architectures for her own style and luxurious designs, If we look at all the greatest people in the world and amuse how they did it? They always had their own style and Zaha Hadid to a style that represented the luxury and royalty in the British and to the world.

Being born in a wealthy and reputed Iraq family on October 1, 1950, in Baghdad, Iraq, Zaha Hadid graduated in mathematics and then in architecture, the artist was not born but they built themselves into something that the world remembers.

Some architecture in the world represents the deepest image of the humankind, Zaha Hadid architecture is one such architecture, she often called the queen of the curve.

Futuristic Architecture

From the London Olympic Center to Sheik Zayed Bridge Abu Dhabi Zaha created her own world of architecture, she had the mind of creating the future and she did create, all the works of Zaha to represent the new age of architecture.

She uses the strongest material like steel and concrete and then makes it dance for her imagination, the curve in her buildings are trademark and tells the story of new-age architecture.

For her creative curve style, the Guardian magazine represented Zaha Hadid as “the queen of the curve”.

Dongdaemun Design Plaza

Dynamic Architecture

The architectural style that changes in accordance with the age we live in, is called dynamic architecture, Mathematics helped Zaha Hadid to create dynamic architecture with the right geometry to form the perfect curve we have ever witnessed in the world of architecture.

In all her works she describes the core imagination of art and uses all the usual material to create it.

Zaha Hadid works to look at

Olympics Center, London

If you ever go to London and see the mighty melodious wave-like center, the so-called Olympics center, it is one such work of Zaha Hadid the woman who changed the modern age architecture with her imagination.

Wangjing Soho, Beijing

This is one of China’s finest architectural works ever, the Wangjing Soho is a three-curved building with a wave-like structure and skins with steel, more like an illusion this architecture still holds the pride of Zaha Hadid.

Al Wakrah Stadium

It is one of Hadid’s designs before her death, al Wakrah Stadium is one of the main stadiums for the Qatar – 2022 World Cup, the design is like the usual Zaha Hadid futuristic architecture and it is inspired by the dhow pearl fishing boat style.

  • Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China
  • Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain
  • MAXXI Entrance and Interior, Rome, Italy

Guangzhou Opera House, Guangzhou, China

Zaha Hadid the only woman awarded the royal gold medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects,  holds the Stirling prize and Pritzker Architecture Prize, apart from all her fame and pride, she created architecture and art which made the earth a whole new place to live and to remember.

Some people are remembered for a lifetime not for the money and popularity but for the things they created which impact millions of emotions and to learn something from it.

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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Evolution of Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright: The Evolution of Architecture

To the surprise of many all the successful human beings, scientists, and artists were unfortunately born in America, frank Lloyd wright too, before changing the world of architecture into a newly painted wall, Frank Wright graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Wisconsin and he was born there too ( Richland Center, Wisconsin – June 8, 1867).

Like every youth, Frank started working as a draftsman in a Chicago architectural firm at the age of 20 and started his own firm at the age of 25 after practicing and learning and also defining a new shade to the architectural field.

If you google the greatest architecture in the history of humankind, Frank Lloyd Wright the name will pop up on every website you’re looking at, that’s the contribution Frank Wright made for architecture.

Apart from all the achievements, histories, and appreciation of Frank Wright, what changed the evolution of architecture is its way of simplifying building which has the connection of nature within itself.

The Prairie Architecture

By chance if you go into the Midwest of Chicago and see houses that are deeply attached to the ground largely horizontal in shape and have larger space inside the house with row windows, don’t be surprised, that is called “prairie architecture”

Frank Wright believed that a house is a public place and it should have larger spaces with a touch of nature in it, so he created the so-called “prairie architecture”, horizontal in shape, strongly attached to the ground with fewer rooms separating the house and mostly wooden interiors and furniture, that’s the concept of prairie architecture and it is servicing its purpose after hundred years successfully, all the modern houses and architecture after the 19th century is influenced by the design of prairie architecture style.

We can see prairie architecture houses mostly In the Midwest region, Chicago, and around, Robie House is an iconic example of it.

Organic Architecture

After submitting the greatest prairie architecture style, frankly did another work of magic called organic architecture, like the human organism organic architecture connects all of its designs to one another and the entire house can be intermixed with one another, to contribute the work with nature largely rather than modernity, frank wright did use stones and woods as the two core material to structure the organic architecture.

The organic architecture looks more like a high fashion house with natural materials, frank used his creativity to structure the design by painting, covering, plastering, and alternating woods and stones to match the fashion, the organic architecture houses are intertwined within nature.

Even though being looks like a royal and luxurious house, the organic architecture indeed is a work of nature, one can feel the connection with the nature inside the organic architecture buildings, and that’s how Frank Wright became a legendary architecture and to till the day we are speaking about his magnificent work.

The falling water in Pennsylvania is a great identity of architecture, a  house in the middle of the forest with falling water underneath, sounds like magic. That’s what Frank Wright created and gave to the world of architecture.