The Role of Color in Architecture: Visual Effects and Psychological Stimuli  Colors and their perceptions are responsible for a series of conscious and subconscious stimuli in our psycho-spatial relationship. Despite its presence and its variations, it is present in all places. Have you ever wondered what its role is in architecture? As well as the constructive elements that make up an architectural object, the application of colors on surfaces also influences the user's experience of the space. According to Israel Pedrosa, "a colorful sensation is produced by the nuances of light refracted or reflected by a material, commonly the word color is designated to those shades that function as stimuli in a chromatic sensation." Flickr Pov Stele. Licença CC BY-SA 2.0. ImageCasa Gilardi / Luis Barragán Describing the relationship of colors and the different features that govern them, or even the multitude of existing studies regarding these...

ISKCON – An Experience of an Architect along with Architecture students of East West School of Architecture (EWSA) during their site visit. ISKCON a name connects to the Indian God Lord Krishna, who taught the lesson of life to Warrior Arjuna in middle of battle field through “Bhagwad Gita”, A holy book of Hindus. ISKCON A place to worship Krishna and follow his life style. What can be a better place than ISKCON to start educating. When we reach ISCKON, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore, we were asked to sit inside the AV room for small presentation. I started thinking how this is going to be useful for the student?  Are they going to enjoy the session? Etc.  Soon after 5 min a gentleman entered, nicely dressed and balance between words, With perfect English pronunciation. He started the presentation on The Akshya Patra Kitchen (Mid-Day Meal Scheme for underprivileged children), it was a fifteen-minute-long Presentation with a few slides and more of Videos, which actually lef...