Davangi Pathak – MASH India

Architecture

IT’S ABOUT TIME: 10th INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE

Founded in 2001, The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam focuses on the social significance of architecture, primarily urban planning. International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam is a think and do tank and a biennial platform for architecture, urban design, spatial planning and landscape…

Architecture

TIMELESS FORMS OF SPACE

Since the Neolithic, practice of creating space for human’s physical, socio-cultural, economic, and spiritual needs is what has given rise to contemporary forms of architecture. Mangunwijaya called it “architecturing”, whereas according to Indian literature the art of architecturing is called…

Architecture

TEMPLES WITH MOUNT PART II

Built to establish the contiguity between man and God, the rituals and ceremonies performed in the temples have primarily influenced the forms of temple architecture. The structural and sculptural motifs, in different sizes that appear on the body of the…

Architecture

TEMPLES WITH MOUNT PART I

Emerged from an ancient circumambulation-built of stones, the Hindu temples had always been revered by holy relics, human or divine. A point of contact where humans progress from the world of illusion towards knowledge and truth. Temples are solely not…

Design

EXPERIENTIAL DESIGNS BY HEATHERWICK STUDIO

Thomas Heatherwick’s work demonstrates an inclusive and collaborative approach that primarily focuses on human engagement and building around it. The studio envisions a multi-disciplinary goal of covering a wide range such as Architecture, furniture, infrastructure, fashion, product design, engineering, 3D…

PARADIGMS OF BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE PART III

The construction of early buddhist caves consisting of Viharas, laid the foundation for late and contemporary forms of buddhist monasteries. The chronology suggests a profitable relationship existed between the monks and wealthy traders. Monasteries located on a major trade route…

ARCHITECTURAL BENCHMARKS BY HERZOG & DE MEURON

Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the Triangle project is set to commence by the end of this year in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. Located on the metropolitan scale of the city of Paris – de la Porte de Versailles,…

Architecture

PARADIGMS OF BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE PART II

Beyond this physical dimension lies a void filled with familiar peace surrounded by materialistic distractions blurring away its existence, yet one can never avoid or resist. Caves are such natural voids that exist as cavities on earth, inhabited by Buddhist…

Architecture

PARADIGMS OF BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE PART I

Siddhartha Gautama, son of a warrior king, who in persuasion of truth and seeking Nirvana, gave birth to a religion known as Buddhism. Buddhism has been persuaded in various divergent forms and expressions, however, there has been a persistent attempt to…

Design

DESIGNING TIME THROUGH ART

“The time owns the idea; we are only the hands that make it happen. Time is extremely powerful. There can be many ways to define it. For us, it is a measure, but also a teacher. It heals and it…