India celebrates nearly 151 festivals in one single year (Source: Wikipedia), that’s a huge number. It seems like for almost half of the year we are celebrating something or the other. Festivals and celebrations form an integral part of every Indian’s life, it’s more of celebrating togetherness and life with all our loved ones. Out […]

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Architecture in most of our minds is mostly about designing building structures. But what’s ignored is the fact that the process of creating structures that are not just aesthetically appealing and useful is often a long, tedious, and frustrating process. One of the frustrating parts is choosing the right architecture font. Let’s face it, a […]

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Water leakage also known as water seepage is one of the major causes of common building defects. If water leakage issues are immediately addressed almost 80 percent of the building defects can be eradicated. While there are many locations prone to water leakage in a building – Walls are one of the most bulging ones. […]

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Namaste! The typical Indian way of greeting, where we clasp our hands together to greet someone. This is exactly the inspiration behind this 316 m (1,037 ft) tall skyscraper in Lower Parel, Mumbai – ‘Namaste Tower’. Building on this here are 7 interesting things about this gargantuan skyscraper. Namaste Tower In Mumbai – 7 Interesting […]

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For the past decade, sustainable building has been a buzz word for the construction industry. The idea of sustainable building includes and assimilates a variety of different strategies during the design, construction and operation phases of the building construction. And, the use of green building materials signifies one imperative strategy in the design of a […]

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If you are an architect or designer, then you must certainly know Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, well known as ‘Le Corbusier.’ He was a pioneer of modern architecture and a spearhead of the International Style. Revered by architects the world over, architect Le Corbusier was also an accomplished writer and painter. He designed more than 300 buildings […]

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Your choice of window when building a new home in most of the cases is a very upfront decision. You want something that is aesthetically pleasing with features that match your other home design elements. With increasing importance of natural light in architecture, we want windows that let a lot of light in and at […]

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The destruction of tropical forests, intruding deserts, dry wastelands, millions of species lost and counting, weather patterns playing havoc, cities choking, water courses trickling and vast dead oceans heaving with oil and other un-digestables left behind by the human race. Today environmental issues should feature on everyone’s agenda. What are the main threats? Here’s taking […]

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Scrutinizing a home during a watchful walk through all the areas is an easy task. What’s not so easy is determining the actual condition of the roof that lies over your head. So, when was the last time you did a thorough roof inspection? Regular roof inspections are incredibly valuable because they let you catch […]

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Skyscraper building, for a layman – Very tall, multistoried building. An elaborative definition could be a livable high-rise building which has over 40 floors and is taller than approximately 492 ft. This name first came into use during the 1880s, soon after the first skyscrapers were built, in the United States. Rising out of frames […]

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