International Journal of Engineering Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: special1

Theory Based Design Practice Today

1Curator Art vault Intl, Visiting Faculty, College of Architecture, Satara, India. Email: kabir.fatema@gmail.com

2Associate Professor, Yashoda College of Architecture, Satara, India. rakhiab@gmail.com

Online published on 22 January, 2018.

Abstract

This review examines three main theories that establish the design processes of renowned architects in the discipline today. They are: Critical Regionalism, Phenomenology and Contemporary Indian Treatise. They are discussed in the hierarchy of their introduction in the society and accordingly are the amount of explorations done on them. Names of the architects who are using these as design processes are mentioned at the end. After the study of the three theories; the review observes their overlaps and bridges that if connected may provide a consensus model of design process from three prominent design theories.

Keywords

Critical Regionalism, Phenomenology and Contemporary Indian Treatise, Steven Holl, Charles Correa, Ashish Ganju, Narendra Dengle