Architecture – Page 6 – Architecture Student Chronicles

Study Architecture | Challenging And Fun

February 1, 2014February 2, 2010 by Architect

The Rasin Building by Frank Gehry | Architecture

Architects are inventors, innovators and the trendsetters. Their job is to create good living and working environments. Throughout the ages, Architects have proven themselves to be no less in stature than great artists, painters or sculptures of ancient times, for their creations still remind us of the great inventiveness and creativity these individuals had. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of them. So was Frank O. Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright and many others like them who have left their mark on the sands of history by their novel and innovative ideas.

Life of an Architectural student can be tough at times. Students who chose this line of career are bustling with enthusiasm. When they join an Architectural Institute, their hearts are filled with anticipation of all the fun things they’ll do. These students have the urge to demonstrate their creative genius, to redesign the world according to their ideals, to prove their worth to the world.

Architectural & Cultural Transformations after the Industrial Revolution

January 31, 2010January 20, 2010 by Architect

Industrial Revolution had a great impact on the field of Architecture. Technological innovations brought about a great deal of change in the work of an Architect. This was the period of “expansion of creativity” and brought about various Architectural Transformations.

The three major divisions of the Architectural Transformations are as follows:

Cultural Transfromations
Technical Transformations
Territorial Transformations

Cultural Transformations

The architecture of Neo-classicism seems to have emerged out of two different but related developments which radically transformed the relationship between man and nature.

There was a sudden change and increase in man’s capacity to have control over nature, which by 17^th century had begun to advance beyond the technical frontiers of Renaissance. There was change in the nature of human consciousness, in response to major changes taking place in the society. It gave birth to the cultural transformation taking place in the society.

Development of the Modern Garden | Landscape Architecture

January 7, 2010January 7, 2010 by Architect

Our present set of ideas as to what constitutes a garden has long roots back into history. As far as we know gardening started quite independently in two different places – Egypt and China.

Egyptian gardens were based on irrigated small land holdings in the desert and Chinese Gardens were based on Imperial Hunting Parks. These two sources started two diametrically opposite traditions that can be termed as formal and informal; the straight edge and the flowing; the architectonic and the naturalistic.

Is Contemporary Architecture Inspired Art or Plagiarism of the Past?

December 14, 2009 by Architect

Architecture is a vast subject. When you study Architecture, you deal with science, history, engineering and art. As such, there are very few people who are renowned Architects, who actually leave their mark on the world.

Architectural students and Professional Architects face a dilemma.

How important is it to study and learn History of Architecture?
What is the use of such a subject that glorifies the past while belittling the present?
What is the need for the past when our minds are capable of creating wonders in the present?

Inspired Art or an Act of Plagiarism