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Different types of Architecture

Different types of Architecture

Different types of Architecture

Architecture is the form of design, plan, and construction, in general terms it is called the material of buildings and another physical form, like the saying Rome can’t be built in a day, it all started from there, even though architecture evolved from the first human of the world as their own shelter in documents the earliest form of architecture is found in Rome.

Like art, architecture is also in many forms and styles, like places, philosophy, and materials it also has many forms from ancient architecture style to futuristic architecture style it has a very long journey.

Architecture has many types according to country and time, let’s explore some of the core architecture types and their philosophy.

Organic Architecture                                                                                                         

Different types of architecture
Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright

Organic architecture is a mature architecture type that connects humans with nature, the core philosophy and purpose of organic architecture is to keep humans in a harmonious state and nature which is around them, the first-ever organic architecture was established by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright and most of his work are the earliest form of organic architecture.

He loved the sense of nature within the architecture so that people live in peace and always have a touch of nature with them today most of the world’s leading architects are adapted to the organic architecture style because of the purpose it serves.

Neoclassical Architecture

Neoclassical architecture is of very old architectural style and it is also more effective than many architectural types even today, it became famous for its highly fancy decorations, neoclassical is rooted in ancient Greece and Rome, and it became popular for its texture and simplicity along, with neutral color as its base architecture style and giant domes at the entrance made it to adapt and to display the royal of the building.

Decorated sculptures are considered a major part of the neoclassical architecture style, even today western countries and some parts of American countries adapted to neoclassical architecture.

Different types of architecture
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

Vernacular Architecture

This is like the DIY architecture style, rarely architects are involved in the vernacular architecture style, using all the available material around the building to construct it called vernacular architecture, every part of the world has its own way of vernacular architectural style, it is like language.

Different types of architecture

Modern Architecture

In the early ’20s, architecture adapted to the time and began to use modern materials like steel and glass for the architecture and also to survive the modern civilization, usage of steel and glass along with concrete cement made it look modern, stylish, and formal, by today most of the official architectures are adapted to the modern architecture all over the world.

Different types of architecture

Futuristic Architecture

Futuristic architecture is one of the fancy and mind-blooming architectural styles, when you get astonished by architecture it is called futuristic architecture, everybody needs something new which is never existed before, and futuristic architecture is just like that, something that has never been before.

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Difference and Discernation: Architects and Civil Engineers

Difference and Discernation: Architects and Civil Engineers

The topic at hand today is also one of the most aggravating and frustrating issues for architects all around the country. And I say in our country because Indians are ignorant and unbeknownst towards the fact that architects do exist in India and even if they do so, their attitude and credit-giving heart fail out when it comes to us. Not just in India but this fact has remained true for the Asian nations since ancient times. There are so many beautiful temples and other structures all around the country and even throughout the Oriental world, but the first thing that history books teach us is how great the benefactor who funded the structure and how great his/her vision was. The architect is rarely mentioned. Secondly, we learn and wonder about the engineering that was so sophisticated as to be able to conjure such a great structure that stands tall and keeps us in awe even for generations to come. What we never think of when documenting such things is how beautifully devised and designed such ancient treasures are and how rich the cultural incorporation in them was done by a handful of people who were geniuses forgotten from the tabloids of history. But hypocrisy exists today in the eyes of everyone when looking towards a European structure, wherein suddenly everyone remembers to praise the architects who designed those gems. And then, internal depreciation hits hard on a people without ever understanding the core of such reasons and the respect for the profession remains long lost.

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This is the attitude that remains still at large to this day. And what hurts the most, in the end, is the fact that civil engineers take advantage of this situation and put themselves forward with dauntless and confident acclamation of being fully educated architects. People who just want to spend a fancy amount without doing proper research as such encourage these wrongdoers in their fraud. I would like to inform everyone that in this society of India where engineering is encouraged a lot and has become a prime profession for the youth of the country, the job expectancy of these posts has drastically reduced in the years that preceded and continues to do so. The result of this is hard-hitting fraudulent malpractice of civil engineers posing as architects. This is a serious case because when thinking of taking up higher studies, very few students think of going into architecture. The turn-up for engineering is extremely high in proportion to the former. If one is willing to practice architecture, then please truly pursue the course and do your part to spread awareness regarding the subject and study it. I do not want to be wrongly speculating anything or rather demean the course of engineering. Neither do I want to praise architecture to a mantle where everyone sees it differently. But it is a proven truth that architecture has been granted the position of No.1 concerning being the most difficult course in the world. To practice, architects need a government-approved license. The lack of which is surely existent among the many “so-called professional architects” freshly brewed out of engineering colleges.

DIFFERENCE AND DISCERNATION: ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS


I am very sure the interest and zeal towards a good and beautiful home to live in exist among the masses in society. But this is a heartfelt request to everyone reading this to also respect the people who are professionals who help achieve this for you. The people of the architectural community feel highly disrespected and hurt when such cases of engineers posing as architects come up. Engineers are professionals who are better at dealing with the technicality of any machinery or man-made matter. Civil engineers are only good enough to help with the structural integrity of a building or a structure, a subject that is stressed enough in the course of architecture itself. So, relying on an architect for a building’s structure is not an option so far-fetched. But architects never go around taking that laurel away from them. Architecture, however, is a mixture of art and a very intricate process of designing that involves a lot of hard work and technical elements as well. Something civil engineers don’t know the world of.

DIFFERENCE AND DISCERNATION: ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS


This is my request to all my readers to please understand the plight of us architects and also our efforts. The difference between us architects and engineers is clear as crystal. Please spread awareness about our profession, pursue it if you will, and respect and love the tradition and culture that architects who came before have built. Make society aware of it and help stop such misguided advantage from being taken of unaware people by a handful of miscreants who should be punished for their folly.

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9 Types of Kids in Architecture

9 Types of Kids in Architecture

There is always at least one folk among the crowd who knows his way with the brush. Watercolor, poster, oil, Staedtler you name it and he’ll know it. Suppose there is an assignment where you feel pretty good with what you have done and then you see the artist’s work and suddenly your world comes to an end. Trust me you will meet such people.

9 TYPES OF KIDS IN ARCHITECTURE

The Nocturnal Being

So there are humans who sleep at night and there are those Martians who don’t. they work at night doing who knows what and come to class looking like the cast of The Walking Dead.

The Research Psycho

Ah yes, the topper category. They like to invest their time doing thorough research about things ranging from gothic architecture to the meaning of a full stop. And alas they do good in exams. 

The Procrastinator

The most famous category. Every course has people of such kind. Now gets pushed to later and the later never actually comes. But don’t get me wrong they do manage to submit their work…. Somehow at the end of the day.

The Structural Analyst

So there is this subject called structural design in architecture. Speaking from experience this is the subject that most students struggle with. More often than so when an assignment is given the said analyst does the work and the rest just copies from him. And it’s not about whether one knows the solution or not it’s downright about choice and most folks tend to just not do it.

The Fashionista

 The nocturnals and the humans will come looking like post-apocalyptic folks barely hanging on to life whereas these other species come so well dressed it is as if they came straight out of a met gala function. Hair, shoes, clothes everything so well done. Well, truth be told they are the face of the class. So cheers mate whoever you are.

The Movie Freak 

The new season of Orange is the new black, the latest episode of peaky blinders, the 2nd installment in the Spiderman franchise, etc. All these events become the main topic of conversation when you converse with such people. They are pretty fun to be around as they would always be constantly talking about their new favorite show.

The Loner

So the one or two souls who don’t like to deal with other humans. They keep it to themselves all the time in spite of being asked to hang out. They may be wonderful humans but we do not know as we don’t know them. It’s pretty difficult for them in situations where they need to be in groups.

The Party Freak

The mood of the crowd, the sliver of happiness and laughter in every situation, the harbinger of joy. These are the party freaks. Their ‘life of the party attitude’ is something that keeps us going sometimes. Be it any situation they do Know how to turn it around for the better. So I would say one of the most important ones in any class. And trust me you will find people as such in every batch

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The perception of Architecture as a novice vs. as a young stark

The perception of Architecture as a novice vs. as a young stark

Buildings- bigger ones, smaller ones, the ones with cement and brick, the ones with wood. The kutcha houses in the village, the pukka ones in cities, the resorts, and the villas. This is how architecture was defined for us when we knew only so much about it. Ted Mosby running around in a goofy manner to get his design approved or looking at the gargantuan CGI-integrated buildings in everyday PlayStations. This was the beginning of architecture for us. We didn’t exactly know what it meant to understand architecture and its various forms. We thought that architecture was defined by two buildings that we come across in the streets or two houses that are located in our village. But in reality, this was not even the tip of the iceberg. When the inception of our course happened we were asked by our seniors what architecture meant to us. As usual, we gave the rainbow-wrapped internet-sprinkled answer which goes something like this: “Beautiful buildings and their design” Well I wouldn’t say that it is not correct however this definition would be like a bucket in the vast ocean that amasses architecture.

The perception of architecture as a novice vs as a young stark.

Well, to be honest, I wouldn’t blame the novice us, I mean come on we only knew so much. But as the days progressed the curtain of knowledge unfurled and bit by bit we began to understand the true meaning of architecture or at least the essence of it. You see the architecture is me, it’s you it’s the people around us. I know it sounds silly but the statement holds the truth. Let me break it down for you so that it will become perspicuous. The designing of a structure does not start with pen and paper it starts with the people, understanding them, their culture, their history, their needs, and aspirations. It is only when we understand them we will be able to pour all of it into our design and in turn, the building will understand them.

The perception of architecture as a novice vs as a young stark.

There is a very common misconception that we had when we first started our journey. We thought modernizing and developing cities would mean glass facades everywhere without a penny of thought about the individuality or cohesion of the place. Well, that would be the case if it weren’t for the architects- well the sensible ones. Don’t get me wrong I am not glorifying architects in any manner nor am I disregarding them. All I am saying is that what we do in society or for society is much more than concrete and bricks or glass. It is the emotion of an inanimate 80-story building or a small public park that accentuates the goodness that is architecture. Zaha Hadid Frank Gehry Renzo Piano and Charles Correa are some of the fine architects who understood this “emotion” and everything that comes with it. We may never be able to achieve what they did or maybe we cannot say for sure. But if we can understand the feeling that our village home in the country with all its farms and small gardens and intangible spaces gave us and somehow bring the same sense of joy in our condos in the city maybe even 50% of it then we could we can say that we have built something worth living in.

So all the young students out there who are just struggling to try to understand and define architecture in their own way, relax, take a breath, and think about the place that made you feel at home, that made you feel safe, the place that gave you the best years of your life. Maybe, then perhaps you could grasp the emotion of architecture.

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Art and Architecture?

Art and Architecture?

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” -Edward de Bono

What is Art?


The most intense and creative mode of expressing oneself is Art. It is beyond the boundary that society creates. Thus it has the power to shape the mindset of society and bring necessary changes to the same. History speaks about the contribution paintings have made to bring change in society to make it a better place to live in.


Art is the abstract form of reality that revolves around an artist. Sometimes when we look at an abstract painting of an artist we impose our interpretation of the painting which might differ from the one the artist is trying to convey. But the most interesting thing about abstract painting is none of the interpretations is considered untrue. Thus paintings bring out the thoughts and ideas hidden in you. Art also allows you to look at the tiny things that we hardly care to notice. It’s the tiny details in life that sometimes change the meaning of our existence. Thus never lose the chance of observing the tiny details and look for the hidden meaning in it.

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What is Architecture?


Architecture involves creating art that one can walk through. The process of transforming our ideas into a product or structure is what we call Architecture. The form of concept of a building designed by an architect goes through a lot of processes before meeting its real image. Architecture is thus that form of art in which architects travel from abstract to real. The abstract concepts of an architect create a blurry image of the space the architect wants to build. Architecture is also infused with engineering, climate, economy, technology, etc. Pieces cannot be added without considering the climate, surroundings, light, materials, availability of spaces, and money. If these fundamentals are ignored then it will upset the idea the architect wants to convey. Therefore architecture is a more organized and responsible type of art form.

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