Architecture + Design

Curated Design and Architectu­ral Travel

- Text by: Mieke Winkel- Vullings

It is my pleasure and honour to write a piece for this publicatio­n, that has carefully selected Studio Archohm’s initiative of Dtours India – illustrati­ng the intense travel experience of architects and designers of Archohm and their guests.

While our world is getting smaller and smaller and it seems there are no more places to discover, the human urge to explore unique experience­s and to develop themselves as individual­s continuous­ly grows and grows. Imagine the increased quality of life when everyone would have the same chances of discoverin­g architectu­re and developing themselves through travel.

And with travel, I am not referring to an extensive browse experience. Especially when it comes to finding architectu­ral objects, it might be tempting to content ourselves with a virtual journey in search for inspiratio­n. This may be helpful in some occasions, in studies for instance, or when you are dying to find out about a building on the other side of the globe and you don’t have the option to visit it; but eventually you need to visit the project, because the final personal judgement can only be made after seeing a building or site with your own eyes, and the real- life experience doesn’t match up with the online equivalent.

 ??  ?? La tourette by Le Corbusier; Sketch by Chakri Bondada
La tourette by Le Corbusier; Sketch by Chakri Bondada
 ??  ?? Le Corbusier Dtour to Europe
Le Corbusier Dtour to Europe
 ??  ?? Tadao Ando Dtour to Japan
Tadao Ando Dtour to Japan
 ??  ?? Dtour to Italy
Dtour to Italy

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