The Closing Ceremony Is Not the End Every four years, the Olympics grab the attention of the entire world. Sportsmen are made national heroes, cities get to reinvent themselves with…
Today’s cities are described in terms of infrastructure, economic development, and progress. Streets have been expanded, riverbanks have been redeveloped, and neighborhoods have been altered in the name of modernization.…
While the traditional urban form was designed based on the expertise of architects, planners, policymakers, and developers, in the era of the Internet, internet culture plays an important role in…
Among the most pervasive and underappreciated aspects of the modern urban landscape is the presence of parking lots. Created through planning practices established during the twentieth century, which focused primarily…
Cities can be described through monuments or skylines. However, Chongqing in China is described by movement. Rather than just seeing Chongqing, one must climb it, descend it, cross it and…
The profession of architecture in 2026 finds itself at an extremely important junction of economics, ecology, technological progress, and societal change. While architectural spending was traditionally associated with the mere…
Historic settlements in India have generally relied on an intricate understanding of geography, climate, spirituality and culture to develop architecture. While modern developments tend to be divorced from their surrounding…
Key Focus: Life without Architecture The relationship between architecture and humanity has always been regarded as an essential and inevitable element in both physical and cultural terms, influencing the way…
The cities we live in now are growing faster than ever before. The sheer extent of growth is marked by the development of infrastructure, connectivity, and the economy. However, what…
As urbanisation continues to intensify on a global scale, dense urban areas face a range of environmental challenges, such as urban heat islands, deteriorating air quality, and reduced access to…
The recent unveiling of a newly built grand mosque in Riyadh by X Architects marks an interesting turn of events in the architectural language of modern Islamic architecture. This comes…
Architectural education has traditionally had a special place in the hierarchy of professions. Unlike most other areas of study, in which theory is paramount, in architecture, there is a constant…