100,000 Hits and my Top Five blog posts...

Well today, my blog reached a great milestone of 100,000 hits. To celebrate this, I am sharing the top five posts (From 200+ posts) that have been read most… though there are many posts, that I personally like and are good features but since some of them are posted a little later, hence I guess those didn’t make it to the top five…  though I am happy to see that Rishikesh made it to the tops too... :-)


I am grateful to all my readers, followers (346) for the support and liking my posts about various things that interest me…

Top 1) Akiane Kramarik - An artist paints her visions given by God

Recently, I came across this interview Akiane Kramarik on CNN – Drawing heaven and was interested in knowing more about her.  Did some research and as I get to know more and more about her, I was drawn to try and understand her, connect with her.  I am sure that you would also like to know more about a child that started painting beautiful self portraits at 4 and then by the time she was 7, writing beautiful poetry and all the while she was drawing the cosmic designs on her canvass of life... 

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Top 2) DESIGN STREET: The best buildings of the year

The Best Buildings of the Year

The American Institute of Architects announces its Honor Awards for architecture

The 11 projects recognized with this year's AIA Honor Awards for Architecture include several museums, as might be expected given the undiminished power of museum mania. But there are also an equal number of libraries and government buildings — a happy sign that municipal agencies are increasingly respectful of good design.

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Top 3) UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL : Is "Damanhur Temples Of Humankind" 8th wonder of the World?

A best kept secret since 1975 - A New Age Commune 

Recently I came across an interesting and typical new-age commune located in the Alps of Italy, Damanhur, through a link provided by my brother Animesh. Some consider the Temple structure buried 100 ft under a hill, (constructed in secret by Amateurs over a period of 13 years, without any drawings and plans) 8th Wonder of the world. In exploring further, I realise the beauty of the self made architecture  as well as the guiding philosophy of the commune i.e. The Damanhurians see the temple as a pathway to the divine inside and outside of one's self. (From the book "Damanhur Temples of Humankind"). So here is an introduction... for you to explore further and possibly move in...

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Top 4) THE READER: Man's Search For Meaning - Dr. Viktor Frankl

I have had come across a great book "Man's Search For Meaning" recommended by a friend and thought of sharing with all. So here is it is ...

Dr. Viktor Frankl, a survivor of Auschwitz and then went on to write one of the best books on Human Psyche and developed his ideas, now generally known as the Third School of Viennese Psychiatry - The school of Logotherapy.

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Top 5) STILL LIFE: Gateway Buddha Cafe - A Spiritual journey at Rishikesh

Rishikesh has always been my favourite place to download all the negative energy that gets accumulated in me, while living in the concrete jungle of various metro’s and the cities over the year. Rishikesh, as some say, Devbhoomi (Land ofGods) is one place, where yoga took its roots and slowly over the time has become the world’s spiritual capital (Well!! according to some). Many of theIndia’s enlightened Yogi’s have lived here in meditation for years and given the world, many powerful spiritual and yogic techniques. 

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I appreciate all my followers support to my thoughts, poetry and my posts and look forward to sharing the best of the best in coming years… Thank you very much.

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DESIGN STREET: The best buildings of the year

The Best Buildings of the Year

The American Institute of Architects announces its Honor Awards for architecture

The 11 projects recognized with this year's AIA Honor Awards for Architecture include several museums, as might be expected given the undiminished power of museum mania. But there are also an equal number of libraries and government buildings — a happy sign that municipal agencies are increasingly respectful of good design.

Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

Koning Eizenberg Architecture; Perkins Eastman Architects (architect of record)

A 1930 planetarium was adapted and merged with an 1897 post office to form 80,000 square feet of museum space. A new, three-story contemporary steel-and-glass structure joins them.

Washington State Legislative Building Rehabilitation, Olympia, Wash.

SRG Partnership; Einhorn Yaffee Prescott (associate architect)

An eye care institute and a bank are among the 11 recipients of this year's Interiors awards — given these clients' usual penchant for conventional designs this might surprise some observers, but these projects display an understanding of light and finishes on par with more cutting edge spaces.

Frieder Burda Collection Museum, Baden-Baden, Germany

Richard Meier & Partners; Freier Architekt (associate architect)

The jury praised this project as an example of how Modern architecture can fit within historic places, noting the harmonious scale of the new, 21,000-square-foot building in context with a nearby city park and adjacent building.

TRUMPF Customer and Administration Building, Ditzingen, Germany

Barkow Leibinger Architects

The client, a high-tech machine tool company, required a new, 100,000-square-foot building to be located in their existing office ensemble, designed in the 1970s.

Bigelow Chapel, New Brighton, Minn.

Hammel, Green & Abrahamson

On an 11-acre religious campus, the architects designed a 5,300-square-foot chapel that serves a multidenominational community. In this Modern structure, a curving wood frame wraps the interior of the sanctuary and allows sunlight to enter through maple veneer panels; the exterior cladding is composed of precast concrete panels that look like stone.

Joseph A. Steger Student Life Center,

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners; Glaserworks (associate architect)

By restoring a 1920s brick classroom and designing new spaces for administrative classrooms, computer labs, retail, and food service, the architect (this year's Firm of the Year Award winner) created a 114,700-square-foot building, functioning as a spine of campus activity organized along major pedestrian and topographical paths.

William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock

Polshek Partnership Architects; Polk Stanley Rowland Porter Architects, Wistell Evans Rasco Architects & Planners, Woods Caradine Architects (associate architects)

In a radical departure from the more traditional presidential libraries, the bridge like form of this glass-and-metal building reflects a progressive approach to defining the eight-year tenure of its patron.

Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center, Seattle

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

The 15th branch to be built under Seattle's “Libraries for All” bond measure, this 15,000-square-foot library with a 3,600-square-foot neighborhood service center includes such sustainable design elements as a green roof, photovoltaics, and recycled materials for interior finishes.

Visiting Artists House, Geyserville, Calif.

Jim Jennings Architecture

A Record House of 2003, this 17,000-square-foot structure, located on a former sheep ranch, features two poured-in-place concrete walls that slice through a hill and serve as retaining walls.

Museo Picasso Malaga, Malaga, SpainGluckman Mayner

Architects; Camara/Martin Delgado Arquitectos (associate architect)

The historic city center of Malaga was Pablo Picasso's birthplace and is home to a new museum dedicated to his work. Consisting of six new buildings in addition to a restored 16th-century structure, the museum totals 80,000 square feet.

Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

TVS - D&P - Mariani; Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback (associate architect)

As the largest enclosed gathering place in our nation's capital, this project consists of 2.3 million square feet of building space sited on six contiguous vacant lots.

SOURCE: Images and Text - BUSINESS WEEK

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