India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage – Role and Importance of Indian Handicraft Industry In the vast and diverse landscape of Indian handicrafts, the significance extends beyond tangible artifacts to embrace the…
What entails a building as ‘Iconic’? We see iconic works of architecture all around us. Iconic architecture is a term used to describe buildings or structures that have achieved a…
Introduction Vernacular architecture refers to the traditional building practices that have developed over time within a specific region or community, reflecting the cultural identity and heritage of the local people.…
Art can be characterized as possessing aesthetics as one aspect, technical and theoretical aspects as another. The latter include literature, visual arts, graphic arts, and performing arts and are not…
Symbolic architecture has been used since antiquity to transmit certain sacred information in an associative way. Human beings like devoting meaning to all kinds of things, be it colours, flowers,…
“How to be modern and to continue the tradition, how to revive an old dormant civilisation as part of universal civilisation?” – Paul Ricœur Throughout the world, with a rise…
Through architecture, we seek to understand, and contest, what it means to be human. These man-made structures are an embodiment of every epoch’s socio-cultural values and beliefs. And yet, there…
In modern kitchen design, functionality and aesthetics go hand in hand. As the heart of the home, the kitchen is not only a place for cooking but also a space…
Pushing the boundaries of conventional design, experimental architecture investigates novel approaches to the built environment and questions established beliefs. The nexus of experimental and futuristic architecture has emerged as a…
Since the dawn of civilization, humans have depended on diverse mural artwork to express their opinions and emotions, leaving lasting traces on the canvas of time. Among these is the…
Introduction Chimeras, those gross as well as commonly spooky animals decorating the facades of lots of historic structures have captivated as well as captivated viewers for centuries. These building aspects…
The Surreal Masterpiece Art is the single most soul-stirring pursuit of our time that can be approached with a sense of pluralistic conjecture. And ‘soul-stirring’ cannot be more accurately employed…