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Going Concomitant with ArchitectureBy Ankur Prabhakar Attri
Abstract: Art and Architecture have always been discussed conjointly but are not dealt with by many as a framework of the creation of a being whether a building or any mass. Architecture, which is always a part of art with a defined meaning and has logic behind it, is conceived within a set of parameters. The paper discusses the parameters to describe the various forms of art within architecture. It is …
Published in International Journal of Architectural Heritage · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 12–18 Read article →
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Urban Housing and its Predicament: Slums - a Neglected HavenBy Ankur Prabhakar Attri
Abstract: The rapid growth of slums in the developing world appears to have three root causes which,in addition to the underlying problems of poverty, must be addressed through appropriate policies: the ‘pull’ towards the city, the ‘push’ away from rural areas and the increase in population size. When combined with inadequate city infrastructure for coping with such an influx, including “the inability of the urban poor to access affordable land for …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 1–6 Read article →
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Innovative Use of Earth in Construction – Study of AurovilleBy Ankur Prabhakar Attri, Karamjit Chahal
Abstract: An increase in the cost of construction has been observed in the past consecutive years because of the increasing cost of labour and building materials such as cement, bricks, steel, timber, etc. Use of local resources with varying materials is the need of today, keeping in view the affordability of housing for majority of people. The use of recyclable materials and bringing earth which is available in abundance in nature, …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 31–38 Read article →