As children, we visit different monuments, palaces, and forts. Before reaching, my mother used to tell my sister and me the story of the place. We talked about the kings…
The Italian Architect Aldo Rossi published his book L’architettura Della Città in 1966. The book was translated into English by Diane Ghirardo and Joan Ockman and published as The Architecture of the…
“Art is necessary so that man should be able to recognize and change the world. But art is also necessary by virtue of the magic inherent in it.” These words…
India is a country with diverse cultures and traditions, and has a strong background in crafts. Across regions and communities, artisans practice different Indian craft types. Some are rooted in…
Introduction Watching movies and shows has always been a modern-day luxury of escaping our lives and getting transported to another realm. What better way to do this than indulge in…
Installations allow artists, architects, and designers to express themselves with varying scales and forms in a spatial manner. They create the opportunity to experiment with material form, light, human interaction,…
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes is one of the most famous Spanish artists. His prolific range of work in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century earned his sobriquet…
A picture is worth a thousand words. This phrase may be a cliché, but everyone would have all realized the power of Images for themselves. A critical part of writing…
What are the images that come to your mind when you think of Bollywood movies of the nineties? Mostly they would be a set of images: ostentatious, gilded homes, the…
A Swiss firm launched a campaign in 2000 to update the list of the 7 Wonders of the World. It used popularity polls to identify the ‘top seven’ existing monuments…
Introduction Karl Lagerfeld House was a well-known German fashion designer and photographer. He is known for being the creative power behind the Chanel label’s revival in the modern world. He…
Introduction The UNESCO World Heritage sites in Africa are particularly interesting as they weave through a myriad of colors, religions, and typologies. While some are unique buildings and structures preserved…
