{"id":4387,"date":"2026-04-20T07:56:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T07:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/j4web.in\/binubalakrishnanarchitects\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:53:21","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/binubalakrishnanarchitects.com\/studio\/blog","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Architects are associated with sketching long before the profession has evolved. One automatically expects an architect to sketch and explain his point. Architectural career choices are still majorly influenced by the candidate\u2019s proficiency in sketching. Is the skill heavily overrated? Or…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat we forget when we design for public\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t \n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Designing for public is always a challenge. Be it a railway station, a cashier desk in a bank, a scooter parking area, a public library, a round-about in a busy street, or a pub, we cannot judge the design until…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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….. is to inform and delight. When we think about art (and art in its plurality), there are only a few artists who have serious impact in everyday life. Milton Glaser is one among them. He is one of the…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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I always wondered how to manage time efficiently. The problem becomes manifold when the case of concern is a creative personnel. You have the classical time-management principles urging you to pack-in the maximum\u00a0deliverable\u00a0into a fixed time frame. They try to…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Seagram Building (1954-58) Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Location: 375\u00a0Park Avenue,\u00a0New York City “Take the beautiful tower made of bronze that was erected in New York. It is a bronze lady, incomparable in beauty, but you know she has…<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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