Despite India boasting rich architectural heritage and miraculous historic constructions, contemporary architecture in India has, by and large, looked westward for inspiration and direction, perhaps in search of “modernism”. In…
The architectural style that popularized during the reign of King Edward VII, the successor of Queen Victoria came to be known as the Edwardian style of architecture. Edwardian architecture is…
Owing to outstanding tensile strength, bamboo has been a popular construction material for several years. Today, replacing steel in reinforced concrete with bamboo (Bamboo Reinforced Concrete) is of high interest…
At Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu is an old and perhaps aboriginal temple built to honour the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that this royal heritage site, unearthed in 2005, and had a double-layered structure: a…
Architecture firms across the world are adopting eco-friendly operational and constructional techniques. This rise in the number of sustainable practices in architecture doesn’t just accrue from the growing awareness on…
A trip to India is often overshadowed by other tourist hubs in touristy India, while Chennai is lesser-known. However, Chennai—or Madras, as it was originally named—is a buzzing hotspot for…
You won’t be surprised to find an article on the next industry the millennials are nailing. With many of them buying houses, it’s no revelation that their choices are beginning…
The Staatliches Bauhaus, popularly known as the Bauhaus, meaning ‘building house’, was a German design school operational from 1919 until 1933. The school offered a combination of craft courses and…
We don’t know if the 2020 acquired architecture strategies will stick when the ecosystem bounces back. But architecture has its task cut out to shape up and align itself with…
An architectural tour around Chennai is often dominated by the city’s glorious landmarks from the colonial period and the magnificent Dravidian heritage of ancient India. Although oft over-shadowed by the…
2020 was a defining year in many ways including the collective relationship we all share with our homes. The sudden lockdowns left us scrambling to create home offices, Study-From-Home spaces,…
British architecture firm, Heatherwick Studio recently announced plans for a pair of residential Curvaceous Towers in Vancouver, a prominent city in western Canada. And once complete, At 105 and 117 meters in…