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Happy birthday to us.
01 Apr 2016

Happy birthday to us.

The first of April marks the 13th anniversary of BluEnt‘s operations in Houston, Toronto, and New Delhi. Time flies, doesn’t it? We had just begun in 2003, and look at where we are now! A global client base, employees operating across multiple locations, and a renewed commitment to achieving value. Birthdays are special at BluEnt …

A Brief History of Architectural Drawings
10 Mar 2016

A Brief History of Architectural Drawings

Some of the earliest examples of architectural drawings are ground plans. The word ‘plan’ in German is ‘Grundriss’ which correlates to ‘ground cut’ in English. The history of architectural drawings dates back to the ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian eras. Some examples of the earliest architectural drawings: The Statue of Gudea, ruler of Lagash in Mesopotamia …

 
Home Maintenance 101
03 Mar 2016

Home Maintenance 101

Homes are more than brick and mortar; homes are our happy place. Like a family, a home also needs love and respect. For a long-lasting home, you need to pay attention to the needs of the home and keep an eye on things that might need occasional repair. We made a list of 15 essentials …

Building the economy one house at a time!
23 Feb 2016

Building the economy one house at a time!

The most obvious impact of new construction is the generation of jobs for construction workers. For each new single-family home that is built, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) estimates that three jobs are created. As this financial quarter advances, it will be interesting to watch how new construction will revive the US economy …

 
Need furniture? Grow Some! : Gavin Munro of Derbyshire
17 Feb 2016

Need furniture? Grow Some! : Gavin Munro of Derbyshire

Gavin Munro of Derbyshire just did. The Dailymail, UK, tells us that he and his wife Alice have been growing chairs, lampshades on a field in Wirksworth, 15 miles north of Derby! The couple uses strong, fast-growing willow for their designs and they are expecting to harvest their first crop in 2016. Labeled as Full …

Art in Architecture
27 Jan 2016

Art in Architecture

When design becomes functional, it becomes a work of art. And, we cannot help but admire it. The finalist of the CTBUH Best Tall Building Award in Asia and Australia is one such masterstroke. At 377 feet, the Swanston Square Apartment Tower is a tribute to culture and history by architecture. And, as the jury …

 
What’s in your chair?
22 Jan 2016

What’s in your chair?

Let’s find out. Origin: The word ‘chair’ comes from the Latin ‘cathedra’, the seat of a bishop. The first office chair was made in 1849 and was called the Centripetal Spring Armchair. It was designed by Thomas E Warren and made by the American Chair Company of Troy, New York. This mother of all chairs …

The Architecture of Radio
07 Jan 2016

The Architecture of Radio

What’s in the air we breathe? More than oxygen. It is loaded with radio signals. And, now, we can see them! Thanks to Richard Vijgen, we have an incredible app called the Architecture of Radio waiting to be downloaded from the app store. An architecture of Radio is a 360-degree data visualization of the world around us. …

 
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