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Between The Silence and The Light Introduction Architecture is a meeting place between the measurable and the unmeasurable. The art of design is not only rooted in the aesthetic form, but in the soul of the work. In Phenomena and Idea, Stephen Holl once wrote, The thinking-making couple of architecture occurs in silence. Afterward, these…

In India many types of architectural styles were seen . Mughal architecture is one of most famous architectural style. Mughal architecture an amalgam of Islamic, Persian, Turkish and Indian architecture, is the distinctive style developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries in what is now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Babur…

FINANCIAL REMUNERATION FOR AN ARCHITECT In order to establish a good working relationship between the customer and the hired architect, it is prudent to have secured information regarding the financial remuneration of the architect. The issue of financial remuneration is generally based more on negotiation between the contracting parties rather than a standardized basis. The…

Versailles, which is one of the largest and most elaborate royal palaces ever constructed, initially began as a hunting lodge for King Louis XIII in 1624. From this modest lodge, a colossal and stunning palace emerged that burdened the French government with unforeseen costs. Versailles was intended to serve as the primary residence of Louis…

Introduction Abdul Harris Othman was born in Pokok Sena, Kedah on 4th April 1957. He grew up in Jitra, Kedah and started to prosecute his survey in Australia in 1975 after he won the Colombo Plan Scholarship. He returned to Malaysia after 10 old ages to function the state. He has designated as Principal designer…

Green Roofs Nastaran Razavi The first article “Grass roots green roof”? explains how a nature lover and her volunteer community install and maintain a low-cost green roof system on the roof of a 36-year-old residential building to implement storm water management. In the beginning, community disagreements, safety concerns, and structural issues prevent the progress of…

Architecture, the practice of building design and its resulting products; customary usage refers only to those designs and structures that are culturally significant. Architecture is to building as literature is to the printed word. Vitruvius, a 1st-century BC Roman, wrote encyclopedically about architecture, and the English poet Sir Henry Wotton was quoting him in his…

Composition of the Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophia is a luxurious and intricately designed structure established in Constantinople, now Istanbul, during the Byzantium Empire. Founded to replace a former pagan church, Hagia Sophia had served hundreds of centuries as a church during Constantine’s, Theodosius’ II, and Justinian’s reign, a mosque during the Ottoman Empire, and currently…

Hardwood and laminate flooring are two popular options today.  They have many similarities and differences, though.  Both look like wood, and are very nice in homes.  However, they are made of different materials and they are installed very differently.  They also have very different costs.  A homeowner will want to look carefully at the differences…

Cambodian architecture is well known for the temples and monuments of Angkor; but the country is also home to an extraordinary, and imminently threatened, collection of modern buildings from the 1950’s and 60’s. Following its independence from France in 1953 to the outbreak of civil war in 1970, Cambodia experienced a renaissance in architecture and…