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In todays' environment i feel we are moving away from pure forms to those shapes/proportions that satisfy the popular taste Can we call it visual pollution in architecture? If not, can a faulty vocabu ...

Hi m_and_d_in_fl,

To start, you have to enjoy what you are doing, and have a lot of patience. There are no definite rules in the game of remodelling and one can be overwhelmed by the choices.
I t ...

Hello everybody,

Just wnated to share a project that I (teaching environment ) at an engineering college have asked the students to do. Boys always want to be outdoors an it is difficult to supervi ...

Hi csintexas,
There was no contradiction implied. I agree that a building design would be challenging, but to an artist concerned with creating immortal art or a portrayal of an issue would be as tou ...

Hi! Monio
Whew! That was a strong statement. Don'y agree with you fully on informalty. Can't say walking poverty/ crime infested areas tempts me to behave informaly. I am most likely to be on my best ...

agree that the topic has been thoroughly explored. I justremembered a saying . which could also be true for creativity in architecture " Design is what is left when time and money have run out"

not sure if your concern is to design or just to recognise. i think the first signal of formalty is - symmetry of space. But even a very large space in its extrmities becomes informal where you see ...

I understand what you are saying about being blinded by western influences. When i was at college, all we studied in Design Theory was the Great Masters in Westren Architecture. In practice, it took ...

Hi,
I found your discussions on chajjas for sun protection interesting. You see, I am from Allahabad,India, and i grew up seeing Colonial Architecture around me. One of the unique things the British ...

Hi!
I am an architect with 15 yr work-ex in India. Wish all the Members a bang- up, smashing 2007.
I would like to give my opinion of Kuyeekees' query as to why SE Asia ai responding so well to Mod ...

Author	Message
Topic: POLLUTION
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 3345	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:03 pm Subject: POLLUTION
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 3345	In todays' environment i feel we are moving away from pure forms to those shapes/proportions that satisfy the popular taste Can we call it visual pollution in architecture? If not, can a faulty vocabu ...
Topic: How to get started?
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 7 Views: 5193	Forum: Residential Design and Building Forum Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:51 am Subject: How to get started?
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 7 Views: 5193	Hi m_and_d_in_fl, To start, you have to enjoy what you are doing, and have a lot of patience. There are no definite rules in the game of remodelling and one can be overwhelmed by the choices. I t ...
Topic: Rain Water Harvesting
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 0 Views: 3134	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:46 am Subject: Rain Water Harvesting
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 0 Views: 3134	Hello everybody, Just wnated to share a project that I (teaching environment ) at an engineering college have asked the students to do. Boys always want to be outdoors an it is difficult to supervi ...
Topic: Creativity in Architecture
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 91 Views: 38322	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:36 am Subject: Creativity in Architecture
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 91 Views: 38322	Hi csintexas, There was no contradiction implied. I agree that a building design would be challenging, but to an artist concerned with creating immortal art or a portrayal of an issue would be as tou ...
Topic: how to recognise formal and informal spaces in complexes.?
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 4529	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:28 am Subject: how to recognise formal and informal spaces in complexes.?
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 4529	Hi! Monio Whew! That was a strong statement. Don'y agree with you fully on informalty. Can't say walking poverty/ crime infested areas tempts me to behave informaly. I am most likely to be on my best ...
Topic: Creativity in Architecture
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 91 Views: 38322	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:57 am Subject: Creativity in Architecture
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 91 Views: 38322	agree that the topic has been thoroughly explored. I justremembered a saying . which could also be true for creativity in architecture " Design is what is left when time and money have run out"
Topic: how to recognise formal and informal spaces in complexes.?
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 4529	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:53 am Subject: formal and informal spaces
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 4 Views: 4529	not sure if your concern is to design or just to recognise. i think the first signal of formalty is - symmetry of space. But even a very large space in its extrmities becomes informal where you see ...
Topic: Malaysian / Singaporean Architects working overseas
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 9 Views: 8390	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:21 am Subject: Nusantara
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 9 Views: 8390	I understand what you are saying about being blinded by western influences. When i was at college, all we studied in Design Theory was the Great Masters in Westren Architecture. In practice, it took ...
Topic: Solar shades
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 2 Views: 5294	Forum: Green Building & Climate Forum Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:39 am Subject: Solar shades
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 2 Views: 5294	Hi, I found your discussions on chajjas for sun protection interesting. You see, I am from Allahabad,India, and i grew up seeing Colonial Architecture around me. One of the unique things the British ...
Topic: Malaysian / Singaporean Architects working overseas
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 9 Views: 8390	Forum: Architecture Forum Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:19 am Subject: Modernism in SE Asia
Pragyana D Mehrotra Replies: 9 Views: 8390	Hi! I am an architect with 15 yr work-ex in India. Wish all the Members a bang- up, smashing 2007. I would like to give my opinion of Kuyeekees' query as to why SE Asia ai responding so well to Mod ...