Indian cities seem to be organised on paper, zoned, regulated, and systematically organised. However, the lived experience tells a different story. An individual is walking on a damaged footpath, a…
The transportation structure of cities is undergoing a massive transformation as they face congestion, climate crisis, and emerging travel behaviours. Planners in several cities across the U.S. are testing shared…
Cities in a Warming World Indian cities are growing at an unsurpassed rate. As populations increase and new developments emerge, old structures often need to be demolished to make way…
Cities are often seen as engines of opportunity. They provide availability of work, education, culture and social life. However, the promise supports a specific type of urban subject: independent, time-consuming…
Sandro Galea, Andreas Heinz Psychological Risk and Urbanisation. Cities are usually recognised as laboratories of culture and innovation. They offer proximity, variety and choice. But in Cities and Mental Health,…
Cities have been the embodiment of the technologies and values present in a given time. The urban form has followed the growth of innovation of human beings, from the ordered…
The present image-driven architectural culture doesn’t allow the brand identity to just be a superficial layer over the top of design; it is now an integral part of practice, process,…
When we are standing at a busy road intersection, with honks, glaring road lights, concrete, and a continuous flow of screens, we are hardly aware of our bodies asking us…
The footprint of domestic life in cities throughout the globe is decreasing. Compact living has become more of an intention than a necessity, ranging from micro apartments in Tokyo to…
Earlier, an architectural office belonged to a single, clearly defined space. Numerous desks, folded drawing sheets against the walls, interns drafting drawings on their desks, while the seniors moving places…
In South India, architecture is less concerned with visual expression, but more connected to the response of heat, rainfall, people, and everyday life patterns. Factors like heat, humidity, heavy monsoon…
Rethinking Architecture in Terms of Economics Sustainable architecture is often discussed as a moral responsibility – something architects should pursue in order to protect the environment and reduce the built…