Architecture juries are one of a kind, and everyone who has gone through them has stories that are worth sharing. As my thoughts get clarified here in the order of…
Being an architecture student is like revolving in a metaphysical orbit for five years. Surrounded by all the physical material reality, the experience goes quite beyond the tangible. After a…
Urban Design is the art of creating and shaping cities, from public spaces to neighbourhoods, it is the tool that makes cities inclusive, equitable, sustainable and connected. Operating at many…
Meticulous, playful and ingenious, Wes Anderson has an adroit mastery in the production and visual design of his films. His distinctive visual and narrative style is whimsical, eccentric and nostalgic.…
A seven-part documentary series directed by Martin Scorcese, Pretend It’s a City follows Fran Lebowitz through the city of New York. As a writer, humorist and an outstanding observer, she…
Material Culture is a centrepiece of Anthropology. It deals with the study and inquiry of objects, resources and spaces that reflect and define different societies. Drawing from the practices of…
Art and Architecture – After the Medieval ages, originating from Florence came the Renaissance age from the 14th to the 16th Century. Deriving from the French word that means “rebirth”—it…
John Berger’s Ways Of Seeing, originally a BBC television series, was further elaborated in the format of a book that consists of seven essays. Four of these essays are worded…
Atmospheres by Peter Zumthor, a book is a rather eloquent discourse by Peter Zumthor was published in 2006 after his lecture in the Wege Durch das land, a festival of…
An intersection between sustainability and vernacularism, St. Andrews Boys hostel designed by ZED Labs is a perfect example of contemporary and contextual architecture. Constructed in Gurugram, India, this built form…
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, balconies have taken a centre stage in blurring the threshold between the outside and the inside. Throughout history, this liminal space has maintained a perennial charm,…
Tesla’s rapid rise in the automobile market has marked a new era that is defined by a silicon valley approach that moves away from traditional manufacturing systems. The company created…