Architects in Chennai (2)

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Architects in Chennai

• Srishti Design Studio

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Rise of modern architecture

• Modern architecture was conceived in the
  19th century taking inspiration from the early
  styles of Italian Renaissance, baroque and
  Gothic. The architects of the modern day
  announced that form should be the result of
  function. The need for new type of building
  arouse post industrial revolution. The
  construction technologies changed during this
  period with the rise in cities and densely packed
  neighborhoods.

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The rise of apartments

• As a result of the industrial revolution,
  cities started to develop and the need for
  housing was felt. Apartment buildings were
  constructed to accommodate the increasing
  population. Steel frames made of reinforced
  concrete were used to building tall structures.
  Warehouses were also built to store machineries
  and raw materials. With this came the
  construction of bridges and dockyards to hold
  heavy transport traffic. Such requirements leave
  a lot of scope for design excellence for the
  Architects in Chennai.

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Some of pioneers in the early 20th century
included

• Otto Wagner and Joseph Hoffman from Austria
• H O Berlage from Holland
• Hands Poelzig and Peter Behrens from Germany

The first modern architectures was the Behren
turbo factory built in Berlin in the year 1909.
The international construction style was
indicated in the year 1918.
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• European architects were influential outside
  their countries among them Corbusier was the
  pioneer for nearly five decades. It was he who
  advocated the structural frame to lift pillars.
  He conceived flat roofs that were made use as
  gardens. Each floor is planned according to the
  need and all the load is borne by the structural
  frame. This gives scope to plan the interior
  accommodation freely.

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• The best way to depict modern architecture
  is to refer to skyscraper. In these structures
  steel truss framework and I beam construction is
  made use of. It carries the building weight and
  cross wide space without the use of massive beams
  or pillars. It adds strength and lightness to the
  building. One such example is the Empire State
  Building in New York.

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