| | DECEMBER 20248"With each passing day architects are brewing brand new ideas out of old coffee beans targeting to secure Earth and Environment''.A holy confluence of the intuition of architect and technology is creating the gems of this growing age of India. Architecture is the science which includes the specific techniques and art of construction. Architecture is that factor which defines a nation's development and leaves a deep-rooted mark over the civilization. It always tells a story ahead of its time. Starting from the ancient ages of Hampi cave art or hanging gardens of Babylon till today's stunning skyscrapers. The last decade showed a paradigm shift of architectural designs and art. Architecture as a profession brings a sweet flow of pleasure when the planned and drafted designs get executed really well. Today's technology driven world is coming up with new tactics and techniques to the architects. Today's world is also profit driven. So, before stepping forward in a project an architect always estimates the profitability of that project otherwise it can't contribute to the growth of GDP. A few influential pioneer architects of India of this age are-Hafeez Sorab ContractorBorn in Mumbai in a Parsi family, completed his Graduation in Architecture from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. After that he pursued his Master's in Architecture from Columbia University with Tata scholarship. After the completion he started his own farm in Mumbai, very soon it grew as the largest architectural farm in India. He is one of the most influential Architects of India who has designed the top three tallest buildings of India namely, The 42 in Kolkata, Lokhandwala Minerva in Mumbai, and The Imperial in Mumbai. He is called as the `Man of Heights' as most of his architectural structures are skyscrapers with latest touch of urban designs. Besides designing the tallest buildings of India, he has designed one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, The 23 Marina in Dubai.His key concern is regarding the lack of greenery in India, for that reason he designed parks and gardens full of lush greeneries so that people should avail being in the lap of nature staying in urban areas. This saved the green environment from being disrupted at the same time people of urban area can breathe in fresh air. His true work of architecture fetched him a golden position in the top 50 influential Indians by India Today. He received Padma Bhusan award from Government of India. His fame has outreached so voluminously that he has become `any home buyer's first choice'.Top Five Architects: Creative & Top Five Architects: Creative & Modernist Pioneers of ArchitectureModernist Pioneers of ArchitectureBy Sreejita Talukdar, Content Writer, Homes India
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