Building Design Principles Supporting Sustainable Architecture
While there is much an architect can do during construction, one can also design the building to reduce the environmental footprint. These are known as “greenhouses,” and it’s a building that is eco-friendly from start to finish, including everything from design, through to maintenance and even eventual demolition. There are several design principles that, when […]
Typography: Typeface Broadsides
Broadsides have been an aspect of typography and printing since the earliest era of type design. Printers and Typographers would print a catalogue of their available fonts on one large sheet of paper to present it to the prospective buyers. Typography is a craft in its own right — a literary craft historically linked to the disciplines […]
Rattan – A Sustainable Furniture option for your home
Bring texture, warmth, playfulness, and the outdoors in with these seven ways to decorate your home with rattan. Rattan furniture is a trend, but it is a trend with staying power. Rattan falls into the macro trend of biophilic design, and decor that connects interior spaces to the natural world rarely goes out of style. […]
MARKET SURVEY for FABRIC SOURCING
At LISAA School Of Design the students of 1st Year B Sc FAD , Master’s and Diploma were taken to R C Puram for Fabric Sourcing. This is mainly for the students to be aware of various fabrics available and to do a study about them. Fabric sourcing is the industry way of saying finding […]
Vernacular Architecture in South India
6. The Calicut Houses The very typical two storied middle-class houses with numerous small rooms, providing privacy at a budget. They are primarily built of the abundant laterite found in the neighborhood and timber. These houses are traditionally occupied by the many Hindu joint families. The houses generally consisted of members belonging to over three […]