The fundamentals of urban planning have changed over time to meet the demands and difficulties of communities. Urban planning previously prioritised developing practical and effective areas for industrialisation and transit.…
“You cannot look at cities without wandering into architecture on the one hand and politics on the other,” writes Charles Correa. His seminal writing ‘A Place In the Shade’ is…
Neither the long-drawn-out studio practices ending up with plenty of all-nighters is enough to change your perception about architecture completely, nor is the theory taught in the school sufficient to…
Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, born in a small city in Switzerland, is one of the renowned architects of the 20th century. After studying classical architecture in his town,…
Jan de Heer, the author of the book ‘The Architectonic Colour: Polychromy in the Purist Architecture of Le Corbusier’ has been writing publications about architecture and art concerning architecture for…
Popular with fans of modernist architecture, the 1970s Whittington Estate is prime example of radical social housing pioneered by Camden Architect’s Department. This south-facing Brutalist estate’s stepped profile gives each…
Le Corbusier’s Villa Shodhan by Manisha Shodhan Basu is an exclusive comprehensive account of Corbusier’s last residential project which talks about the techniques of the master. It delves into the…
The year was 1976; the scorching summer heat rose in waves from the Earth; it was too hot to be out. As their mother handed the bottle to the young…
Chandigarh: the planned modernist city of India, designed by one of the greatest architects of the 20th Century: Le Corbusier. The Brutalist materiality in a few of Chandigarh’s most iconic…
Le Corbusier has been the most revolutionary architect of modern times. He shaped the perception of architecture in modern times from the adoption of minimalism to bringing uniqueness in modular…
Humanscale is a significant analysis of people to formulate self-observation and make variable data for easing life standards. Throughout history, local measurements couldn’t be seen as an adequate resource and…
Amidst our multicultural multicolored world, what is it that we call heritage? Is it the monuments that are a photographer’s delight? Or the sensory overload of cuisines? Or the old…
