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Low Carbon Transport Herarchy

Options for Making Urban Roads Safe

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Producing 30.91 million motor vehiclesin the year 2018-19,Indiawas globally ranked the fourth largest car manufacturer in the world; largest manufacturer of three-wheelers as (1.27 m units) and seventh largest commercial vehicle (1.11 m units). In addition, India's two-wheeler manufacturers rolled out 24.5 m units during the same period(Indian Automobile Association).Considering ...

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Human Aspiration from A Dwelling - Based On Theory of Maslow Hierarchy

Architecture | Author: Hiral shah

To understand the role of the built environment in people’s lives one has to understand the nature of human behaviour. Needs and desires form an important part of this human nature affecting the dwelling. A need is something that is necessary for arousing organisms to some action for achieving a ...

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Rethinking the concept of built environment

Architecture | Author: Nupur Jain

While most of us are getting accustomed to speaking to family over Skype, doing yoga with friends on Zoom, or spending Friday night in virtual pubs, we are also missing physically being with each other This is the new normal: that as we spend less time being in the same ...

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Professional Practice Guidelines - Do's and Dont's for Budding Architects

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Architectural practice remains the most challenging, difficult, full of dualities, complexities and an intricate job for architects who opt for practice as a career option. Attempt has been made to pen down few of the random thoughts which architects could consider while opting for architectural practice or undertaking professional avocations. ...

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Town Planning - A Tool to Promote Planned Development of Human Settlements

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

With India heading on the path of rapid and massive urbanization, urban centers are growing at a faster pace. Last census held in 2011, placed level of urbanization at 31.1% with number of urban residents at 378 million spread over 7935 urban settlements. Even with low level of urbanization, India ...

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Plotted Development Vs Flatted Development

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Comparative Analysis of Plotted Development Vs Flatted Development SNO. Category Plotted Development Flatted Development 1. Pattern of Development Development largely based on and comprising generally of large number of plots having variable sizes Development based on plot of larger size --as compared to plotted development 2. Pattern of Land Ownership ...

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Design Aspects: Caring and Valuing the Elderly

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Here are some cardinal rules to follow while designing spaces for the elderly: - Elders must be precisely defined in order to bring objectivity in their identification, care, and considered an integral part of a productive society. - Elders must be given space by making them an integral part of the ...

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Good Global Practices in Architectural Education

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Globally, institutions of excellence in architectural education, are trying to focus on skilling and creating core competencies among students needed for understanding and ability to write, draw, and speak and to promote thinking, dedication, self-discipline for evolving state of the art architectural solutions through connecting with people, places and ecology ...

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Why Should One Opt for Architecture as a Career Option?

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Architecture, as the mother of all arts, gives you enough options to combine your artistic and science abilities while doing your professional work. The profession of architecture gives you enormous opportunities to showcase your skill, talent, and creativity by designing all kind of buildings. By the very nature of buildings, ...

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Making Buildings Cost- Effective through Architectural Design

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

A lot goes into consideration to produce a cost effective building right from the stage of – conceptualization and designing, till execution which includes: - Lower life cycle cost, including initial design and construction cost, along with an operational, maintenance and parts replacement cost. - High indoor quality making users ...

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Design Criticism: Centre for Life Sciences, Health and Medicine

Architecture | Author: Aishwarya Morwal

Perched atop a gently sloping hill in the suburbs of Pune, the Centre for Life Sciences, Health and Medicine is a thoughtfully designed facility for people who have intellectual and physical developmental disabilities. I had the lucky opportunity of visiting this structure while I was conducting case studies for my ...

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Recent Trends in Exterior Coating Technology

Architecture | Author: Berger Paints

Water based coating is as old as the human civilization. Egg yolk and animal proteins were used as binders in ancient days. With technological development in the area of colloid science, emulsion polymer & pigment technology, paint industry has gradually evolved from lime based whitewash or cement paint to advanced ...

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The Concept of Upcycling in Architecture

Architecture | Author: Hidden Gallery

It's been a very long time since I've felt so much negative energy in the world, a very long time. Throughout my life there have highs and there have been lows but somehow they were transparent, had some kind of logic to them, had a feeling of being transient but ...

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Architecture A Synthesis of Art, Culture, Climate & Beliefs

Architecture | Author: Prof. Jit Kumar Gupta

Courtesy via Wikipedia Architecture, as an art and science, is visualized as the mother of all arts besides the matrix of built form and human civilization. Every nation houses an enormous wealth of architectural heritage acquired over a period of time. The heritage comprises of numerous buildings created over different ...

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Mirror mirror on the wall, which style is the fairest of them all?

Architecture | Author: Swetha Manivannan

It’s a fine Sunday morning and you’re sipping a cup of green tea with the newspaper in hand. Your eyes are drawn to “Vintage is the new French” (or something along those lines) and your eyes immediately shift to your surroundings. The drawing room that has been the perfect ambience ...

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