Human beings aren’t the only ones who breathe; spaces tend to breathe too. In the clustered Newari settlement, courtyards are the lungs that make the entire space breathe. It reflects…
Design is a curious paradox, celebrated for its beauty, questioned for its price. While architectural marvels are celebrated for their form and scale, the financial and intellectual frameworks that make…
The recently unveiled proposal for the new Mumbai High Court, designed by architect Hafeez Contractor, stands as a monumental irony. It is an architectural spectacle that seems to have wandered…
Bombay (then) has always been an idea, a figure of myth and desire, more than it has ever been a physical construct. Home to Bollywood (Indian Hindi cinema based in…
A City That Forgot to Breathe Every city hums at a different rhythm. Some pulse with urgency, the sharp hiss of brakes, the glow of screens, the blur of bodies…
Urban theory can be a debatable topic of study due to how and why cities are analysed and studied. Urban studies, over the years, have accumulated knowledge from various theories…
In cities that often feel like concrete mazes which are restless, fast, and disconnected, urban agriculture grows as an act of quiet resistance. It is the simple, timeless gesture of…
A Premise to the Role of Water in an Ecosystem Water, one of the five fundamental elements of nature, can rightfully be heralded as the source of all life on…
The word ‘landscape’ is often associated with the notion of representing the grandeur of lawns, perfectly trimmed hedges, and flowers arranged in geometric patterns, which are remarkable icons of gardens…
Landscape urbanism is a theoretical and applied methodology that emphasizes the interconnection of ecological systems, hydrology, topography, and public space in urban development (Waldheim, 2006). It conceptualizes the city not…
Children are such busybodies; every place needs to be explored, every object to be touched and felt. Exploration is a large part of a child’s play. Colours become one of…
Language is more than a system of communication; it’s a worldview, a way of perceiving space, time, and even beauty. When languages vanish, we lose not just words, but unique…