A case of Two Educational campuses: Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur and Indian School Of Business, Hyderabad:
Recently I had a chance to visit two beautifully designed educational campuses, courtesy accompanying students of architecture for an educational tour as part of curriculum of our college where I am working. We had visited a number of heritage structures and contemporary buildings at different places. Pearl Academy of Fashion-PAF in Jaipur (by Morphogenesis) and Indian School of Business-ISB in Hyderabad (by Portman Architects) were the part of the list. Architecture, I believe, has the power to enhance/assist in the purpose it is built for (in this case learning) and here are two examples that do that very well. In this blog I am trying to compare these educational campuses which were unique in their way and still had many similarities. Here by comparing, an attempt is made to decode some design facets which may help someone trying to design something in future. Let us look at some of the similarities. Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) Jaipur Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyde...