Wednesday with war [A spoon full of Architecture]

Futuristic Illustration

Creativity is a relative term which could be best understood as a lucid way of presentation. According to me, it depends on the testifier.

A competition organized by DFI (Design Forum International) gave me an opportunity to express my architectural imagination of future. There is an extremely thin line between realism and possibilities always leaving room for anxiety.

Recently I got influenced by architecture in Games, there are concepts and themes which create an immersive world and interaction developed is the thing I like the most.

I composed a poem expressing my process of designing and way I felt doing this activity,

"A significant day in a cafe
ordering my favorite latte
I felt a gradual upsurge
Of creating a subversive world."

"The spoon I used to stir my drink
Food on my platter was white and pink.
the kettle, the fork, and cups I used
Grew into a form of vein infused."

"Precious elements of water and grass
Inlaid in public spaces for various class.
The centralized shaft clairvoyant from miles
Scales on facade symbolizes the rise."

"I felt a resemblance of a terracotta tile
Which could be multiplied
for an endless sight
of paradise."

Heritage Walk the Talk [Part-4]

The condiment of the sandwich called Delhi

Asaf Ali Marg 

For Shahjahan, the city planned inside the walls of Sahajahanabad represented the entire world only penetrable by strategically placed Islamic arched entrances out of "Delhi blue quartzite stone". The presence of Feroz Shah Kotla is the main reason behind the copycat planning and materials of the city.

Anglo-Arabic school (source)

Anglo Arabic School-

This landmark till now teaches Persian.

It was established by Ghiassudin Khan a courtier in Aurangzeb's reign. There is a folklore attached to its prestige, the institute was counted to be one of the elitist and even Mirza Ghalib, the famous poet wasn't deemed as suited to teach there by the students.

The entire facade bears Kota sandstone, windows bearing jaali work and trio arched entrance.

Cloister to the old Delhi walls facing the no man's land

Asaf Ali Marg-

The stretch of Asaf-Ali Marg dates the interesting image of changes that Delhi has gone through.

It evolved from slums to refugee area to market complex bearing the oldest industries India had like Hamdard.

The column to column span is 9 feet, which is similar to parking bay of a horse.

Cloister to the New Delhi walls of Kamala Market 

Kamala Market-

The market where refugees earn their livelihood was built on a triangular plot.

It came up in 1951 and was named after the deceased wife of the first Prime Minister of India.

The post-independence tower bears the inscription "Kamala Market" boldly.

This became the very first high-rise stretch bearing ideologies of the earlier visionaries like Habib Ur Rahman, the architect of independent India.