Narkhede, Parag Govardhan

Study of form and function of an administrative building - Vol.84(8), Aug - Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2019 - 33-38p.

The administrative building is public building which has some important considerations to be taken into account as
it acts as representative asset of the city. It is medium of communication for the respective organization or authority. These
buildings have considerable value as its architecture plays an important role in defining the identity of the society at state,
district or country level. But at the same time these buildings should facilitate visitors the required comfort and ease within
activities. Hence, paper is based upon the study of the form and function of public administrative buildings. This is to
understand the role of the administrative architecture governing the image of the authority while achieving better
functionality. It involves the study of influential factors carried out through analysis done from various medium scale admin
building and their findings. This is evaluated to decide or conclude on the singnificance of the identified factors. These findings
can be helpful in designing the administrative buildings by understanding the level of importance these various factors hold. It
can contribute to the future or present modifications in administrative buildings.


ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)