Rethinking What We Call ‘Informal’ Galleries, craft studios, cultural centres, and digitally driven innovation hubs are the most visible and celebrated forms of the creative economy in policy and media.…
What does it take to reach the top heights of Gothic architecture? Not metaphorically, but physically? Historically, Gothic architecture has been a strong declaration of faith and ambitions. They were…
Urbanist Jan Gehl argues that the essence of a city lies not just in its built form but in the everyday social interactions that occur in the spaces between buildings.…
The Paradox of Urban Renewal Urban renewal is often necessitated by the growing population, ageing infrastructure, and demands of contemporary life. While it promises efficiency, improved living conditions and economic…
Design thinking is often associated with visualisation, sketching, rendering, and digital models, yet at the same time, designers engage with a more immediate and embodied source of knowledge: touch. Designers…
Manual of Tropical Housing and Building was first published in 1975, when much of the architectural world was still largely influenced by universal modernist principles that were often applied similarly…
Cities are often evaluated based on their monumentality, open plazas, boulevards, promenades and landmark buildings. Urban discourse often overlooks the fact that the most meaningful social connections unfold in the…
Architectural spaces are always viewed in terms of their form, style and visual impact, but humans subconsciously respond to what it allows them to do, before they actually understand the…
Amdavad ni Gufa is designed as an underground art space at the heart of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is a living testament of the synergy between the renowned painter, artist Maqbool…
Technology and tools have always shaped how architects think and produce over the years, from hand drawings to AutoCAD drawings, from hand-made models to the use of parametric software. Today,…