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ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS – PEDAGOGY AWARDS IN ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS   Do Architectural Awards in education matter? They do and they can matter more. Architecture education demands creativity and innovation; research and investigation; environmental awareness and technical competence. It is important to recognize and appreciate these traits in architects because to find all these qualities in one place is rare. Since everyone wants …

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FORM OR FUNCTION! BEWARE! HAZARD ZONE! – My Design Story

Form or function! Poor architecture students! Keep oscillating between the two in all semesters. I too was not spared of this dilemma as I grappled to make faculty happy in my design classes.  Flash back to forty years! My college studio! Three professors sitting in a semi circle, examining my design project, a primary school, …

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