—Windows are the eyes of a building which relate the outside world with the inside. It arranges a... more —Windows are the eyes of a building which relate the outside world with the inside. It arranges and governs the light and thus sets the atmosphere of the interior. It regulates the winds and thus helps to ameliorate the human comfort inside for the occupants. Further windows frame a beautiful view outside and create a moving picturesque portrait which can act as a backdrop to our daily activities. It is often framed and spanned with glass mounted to regulate light and wind. There are many different types of windows which have been evolved worldwide .The configuration of the window ,composition ,image making quality depends upon many factors including the climate, society ,materials ,construction techniques, religious beliefs e.t.c.The different attributes of windows help to give a desired character of building .The paper tries to explore window as an element of architecture by taking interesting architectural examples which are modern as well as vernacular.
—Windows are the eyes of a building which relate the outside world with the inside. It arranges a... more —Windows are the eyes of a building which relate the outside world with the inside. It arranges and governs the light and thus sets the atmosphere of the interior. It regulates the winds and thus helps to ameliorate the human comfort inside for the occupants. Further windows frame a beautiful view outside and create a moving picturesque portrait which can act as a backdrop to our daily activities. It is often framed and spanned with glass mounted to regulate light and wind. There are many different types of windows which have been evolved worldwide .The configuration of the window ,composition ,image making quality depends upon many factors including the climate, society ,materials ,construction techniques, religious beliefs e.t.c.The different attributes of windows help to give a desired character of building .The paper tries to explore window as an element of architecture by taking interesting architectural examples which are modern as well as vernacular.
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