In the contemporary world, real estate is designed not to house life, but to park global capital. Urbanscapes across the continents are defined by glass boxes and concrete structures that…
A building with a unique shape sits between a neatly landscaped foreground and a sunny blue sky, the drama of size and shape finely captured across the glossy pages of…
The shape of a building is not simply a form that appears in an architect’s mind. It is shaped by legal standards and frameworks that guide the first steps of…
For a long time, architecture has served a singular purpose: to create shelter from wilderness. Concrete, steel and polished glass are put together to protect humans from wind, rain and…
Translating a 3000 year old mythological epic of gods, man and everything in between from flesh-devouring giants, mythical underworld shades and witches with transformative powers- into a visual medium in…
On a site with up to 45 degrees of slope in a small residential pocket of Kalpetta, Wayanad, the initial site work is excavation for deep foundations, which forces the…
A homeowner and their family sit in an air-conditioned interior designer’s office, with numerous paint swatches laid out. The task at hand- to pick the colours their children would grow…
A pioneering Pakistani architect, urban historian, and educator, Prof. Dr Neelum Naz is widely recognised as the first woman in Pakistan to earn a PhD and complete a post-doctorate in…
In the high latitudes of the Nordic world, the sun’s rays seldom reach, casting the land into a perpetual twilight. Here, the idea of a shelter is more than just…
Remember the 2006 cinematic classic The Holiday? In a desperate bid to escape their messy personal lives, an LA movie-trailer producer swaps her automated, sleek glass mansion for a cramped,…
On the Malabar Coast is the historic city of Kozhikode, where the urban image is being heavily influenced by modern and contemporary design. Amidst these practitioners stands Raving Dots Studio,…
Architecture progresses the moment its rules are questioned and criticised. This is where experimental architecture begins. A visionary branch of the architectural practice where conventional methods are challenged to reinvent…