The Arch Diaries

  Life of an Architecture Student - I Introduction: This is for all those who are thinking about pursuing architecture or are curious about how it is for architecture students. I decided to pursue architecture soon after my 11th. I was confused between designing and architecture but I knew for sure that I wanted to do something in Arts field.  I talked to lots of people in architecture field before deciding on architecture. A lot of them straight up said "Don't". I should've listened to them. There were also few who said that I'll be able to do it and if I like it then it's not that hard. I went through the syllabus for various designing degrees and architecture degree and I felt architecture provided a wider study. It teaches designing a building to designing a table and everything in between. So, that's why I decided on architecture. Inspiration: Why arts? Why architecture? I've liked arts since I was a child. There's this quote "If you do w

 Collaborations In Architecture: Introduction : We all know what collaborations means. It's when two or more people come together to work on the same goal. For example, Kohli and Pandya collaborated against Pak in recent T20, Shahrukh and Salman collaborated in 'Karan Arjun', Me and my brother collaborate when it comes to finishing an ice-cream overnight. Based on these examples we can say that collaborations lead to successful results.   Let's talk about styles in collaboration. Nowadays we see Maggie mixed with chocolate, sari draped as tops, Bollywood with  VFX. While some may like this but most don't. These were some of the examples of how collaborations don't always lead to success but on the other hand you have Maggie toped with cheese, sari draped as ghagra and horror mixed with comedy. now, these according to me are pretty great success. Coming to architecture, architects too collaborate, not always willingly because Architects prefer working alone, in t

T he Lotus Temple Introduction:   The Lotus Temple is popularly known as The Baha'i House of Worship.  The Temple is located on a 9.7-hectare site near Nehru Place in South Delhi , India . It is a place of worship,  a religious place open to all races, religions and castes.   The temple stands so proudly in one of the best architectures of India .  With over 3.5 million visitors a year, this building,  is one of the most visited sites in the world. Why Lotus? The form of this House of Worship takes the shape the lotus, apart from being national flower of India it is also considered sacred by most Indians. It occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial. It symbolizes purity or beauty that holds itself above the mud and water that is variously interpreted as imperfection, sin, attachment, or Earthly desires. The Hindu deities, Vishnu and Lakshmi are usually depicted standing on a pink l