Architecture and Design
Not just ultra futuristic designs, but also the diversity of old architecture across India. Surprising ancient building materials and reasons for their longevity and cutting edge (ancient) materials. How long do architects intend a design for? If their work lasts 2000 years, it will be put to some creative uses. Why not get creative at the beginning and apply some VR, AR and LIDAR on your next work! © 2020 Tanay and Sach ___ Film quote, presumed under Fair Use: Voices of Cameron Diaz and Matt Dillon from There's Something About Mary (1998). He claims to be an architect; she takes him to an exhibit as a surprise! Golden Gate bridge icon by mynamepong. ___ Links: On the mysteries of Roman concrete http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia ‘Subtractive building’ (rock temples of India) https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/in-cave-16-the-kailasa-temple/article24604281.ece World’s earliest construction was not for housing but for religion! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2011/06/gobeki-tepe/ Traditional disaster-proof architecture in India https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/the-earthquake-proof-huts-of-kutch/ NASA looked at Henry VIII’s armour for inspiration! https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/blog/audio/2009/apr/01/henry-viii Modular homes https://www.americaninno.com/austin/austin-startup/home-stretch-kasita-has-a-new-ceo-and-plans-to-expand/ Container Architecture https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/shipping-container-homes-460309 https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/gallery/2017/apr/23/shipping-container-architecture-in-pictures Wooden skyscrapers! https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wood-skyscrapers/ Additive ‘temples’ https://www.fastcompany.com/90109358/this-is-the-most-complex-architectural-structure-in-history Casa Brutale http://inhabitat.com/crazy-home-carved-into-a-coastal-cliff-has-a-swimming-pool-roof/ Eiji Nakatsu’s birds and trains https://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/10/19/how-one-engineers-birdwatching-made-japans-bullet-train-better
