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Achyut Kanvinde-The Functionalist Architect

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  Achyut P. Kanvinde (1916 –2002), the Indian architect with functionalist approaches with elements of Brutalist architecture. He was born in Achra, in Konkan region of Maharashtra in 1916. He believed that a grid of columns forming a matrix giving structural and spatial aspect would turn a design more sophisticated and faceted. ·        1935: Studied architecture under Claude Batley in Sir J. J School of Arts ·        1945: Completed Masters from Harvard, student of Walter Gropius (Thesis on Science Laboratories) ·        1947: Chief Architect of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) ·        1955: Formed Kanvinde and Rai LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS ·         1976: Received the Padma Shree ·         1974-75: Became the president of IIA (Indian Institute of Architects) ·         1985: Winner of IIA “Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal” ·         1993: Awarded the Great Masters Award from JK Industries Ltd ·         Part of the jury on the competition for Indira
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IS BAMBOO BETTER THAN STEEL?

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Before the metal age, bamboo was used as a core construction material. But with time, steel has replaced bamboo in almost everywhere. Now you can also find steel scaffolds instead of the age-old bamboo ones. But are we doing the right thing by replacing bamboo? Is steel more efficient than bamboo? Or is it just in our minds, that we don’t consider bamboo modern enough to match our high standards?                           HOW BAMBOO SURPASSES STEEL? Yes, you read it right. Bamboo is actually stronger than steel in terms of tensile strength. The tensile strength of steel is 420MPa whereas for bamboo, it is 930MPa. Tensile strength is basically the resistance offered by materials to break under tension. And yes, bamboo is stronger than steel in this case due to the tightly-packed molecular structure. OTHER PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO ·        One of the greatest things about bamboo is, we can use all the parts of the plant for different purposes. ·        Certain bamboo species are the fastest
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Mass Timber

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  In recent times, there is widespread enthusiasm for mass timber in building construction. But why use mass timber? To get the answer to this question, let us know the importance of timber in construction. As we all know, timber is the only renewable construction material but very fewer people will know how powerful the CO 2 sequestration of trees is, i.e., in a metre cube of timber building material, approximately a tonne of carbon is stored within the building. So, now we know that we should increase the amount of timber used in buildings. To do so, engineered mass timber products can be used instead of a typical timber frame. WHAT IS MASS TIMBER? Mass timber is a category of framing styles which use large solid wood panels for walls, floors and roof construction. It is available in innovative forms of sculpture building and non-building structures formed from the solid wood panel or framing systems. Due to its strength, dimensional stability and being a low-carbon alternativ
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