Saturday, September 4, 2010

Deconstructivism

Deconstructivism in architecture, also called deconstruction, is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s. 
It is characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, non-rectillinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate some of the elements of architecture, such as structure and envelope. The finished visual appearance of buildings that exhibit the many deconstructivist "styles" is characterized by a stimulating unpredictability and a controlled chaos.
MIT s Stata Center opened in 2004 is a label of deconstructivism.




Some other contemporary arts that depict deconstructivism are :
The Turning Torso , Malmo 
Seattle Central Library 
The Guggenheim Museum , Bilbao 
Imperial War Museum , Manchester 

Friday, September 3, 2010

Bamboo Architecture






Simon Velez  is a prize-winning architect, and the most eminent proponent of bamboo as an essential building component.


Bamboo is a renewable resource and when used with other materials such as concrete, rebar and other woods, can bear the required loads and sometimes surpasses them. To the credit of many innovative architects, engineers, scientists and naturalists, Guadua Bamboo is becoming one of the most important materials in the new Eco Architectural renaissance.




Bamboo architecture : Unlike wood, which can take between twenty and sixty years to mature to the stage where it can be harvested, bamboo takes a very short amount of time to regenerate in comparison. Most species of bamboo that are used in architecture can be harvested after three to six years of growth. The quickest growing species of bamboo can grow up to one meter a day, and reach full growth within two months time. This makes bamboo the most efficient renewable resource, especially in today's world where wood is becoming scarcer.



















Wednesday, September 1, 2010


Join the Carbon Family
Unite, Engineer the "CARBON" & Save the Future from Catastrophic Climate Change!

At Carbocreditsclub and promote this to all your friends...

Very soon a website is also going to come on 350 and JNTUK chapters