Not sure where to start? These are the main paths through the blog.
Facile Architecture moves between two sides of architecture I keep coming back to: how buildings were understood in the past, and how we document and build them today.
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The Ancient Temples of Kalachuri
One of the earliest studies on this blog, and still one of the most-read.
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What the 2004 Tsunami Revealed About Mahabalipuram
What the tsunami actually exposed, what archaeologists already knew, and where the Seven Pagodas tradition meets the evidence.
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The Architectural Mysteries the British Encountered
The Iron Pillar of Delhi, viewed through early surveys and modern metallurgy.
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Why Rajasthan Built Cities Around Wells
Stepwells were not simply beautiful underground monuments. They were water infrastructure, social space and climate-responsive architecture.
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Sheet by Sheet: A US Home Builder's Guide to Construction Drawings
Start here if you work with residential construction documents and want to understand what each sheet is actually doing.
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🏛️ Architectural Archives & Mysteries
Architecture becomes much more interesting when the first question is not “What is this monument?” but “Why was it built this way?”
Recent Archive Stories
The Architectural Mysteries the British Encountered — The Iron Pillar of Delhi
Why Rajasthan Built Cities Around Wells
What the 2004 Tsunami Revealed About Mahabalipuram
Temples & Historic Architecture
The Ancient Temples of Kalachuri
Brihadeeshwara Temple, Thanjavur
Chola Art at Brihadeeshwara Temple
Maa Mundeshwari Temple
ISKCON Temple, Delhi
Lotus Temple Case Study
The Parthenon
Jawahar Kala Kendra
📐 Builder Guides
These articles come from the practical side of the blog: residential documentation, BIM and the small coordination decisions that affect what eventually gets built.
Blueprint to Build
US Home Builder Support — Master Sets, Lot Sets & CD Sets
Part 1 — The Master Set: Where Every Home Begins
Part 2 — Lot Sets: Same House, Different Story
Part 3 — CD & Permit Sets: Drawing It the Way It Gets Built
Part 4 — AutoCAD vs. Revit for Residential: Which, When & Why
Sheet by Sheet
Start Here — Sheet by Sheet: A US Home Builder's Guide to Construction Drawings
Part 1 — The Site Plan: Before the First Brick
Part 2 — The Foundation Plan
Part 3 — The Floor Plan
Part 4 — Exterior Elevations
Part 5 — Building Sections
Part 6 — Wall Sections & Details
Part 7 — The Roof Plan
Part 8 — Door & Window Schedules
📏 Theory, Design & Building Science
These are mostly older articles from the early years of Facile Architecture. Some began as simple study notes; others became the starting point for subjects I still return to today.
Vastu Shastra — Part 1
Vastu Shastra — Part 2
Science in Architecture
Art in Architecture
Mathematics in Architecture
Common Mathematical Equations Used in Architecture
Dome
Element of Statics
Solarium
Trombe Wall
Plants That Can Improve Indoor Air Quality
God of Architecture
✏️ Drawing, Design & Tools
Architectural Graphics
Sheet Composition
Rendering a Floor Plan in Photoshop
Residential Apartment Design Concept
Landscape Design Concept for a Residence
AutoCAD to SketchUp
Madhubani Art
📚 GATE Architecture & Study Notes
GATE Architecture 2021 — Part 1
GATE Architecture 2021 — Part 2
GATE Architecture 2021 — Part 3
GATE Architecture 2020 — Part 1
GATE Architecture 2020 — General Aptitude
Survey Research on Rural Development
🗂️ From the Older Blog
Facile Architecture started as a hobby, so the archive also contains a few personal and cultural posts from its earlier years.
The House I Grew Up In
Bhutan Trip
Akshaya Tritiya
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