What is Regency Style? | Regency Architecture The Regency style is linked with the Regency era, which spanned from 1811 to 1820 and officially took place when King George IV…
Haider Aliyev centre, Azerbaijan- Woah! What a beautiful piece of fluidity by ZHA, but how are these curves created? The Walt Disney Concert Hall, U.S.A- What an exquisite play of…
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water” -Loren Eisley Water has a special significance in human mythology and is believed to be a boundary between…
The serene waves of the Bay of Bengal meet the aggressive and wild waves of the Pacific Ocean dramatically in Dhanushkodi. It is the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island in…
Challenges | Haveli Dharampura The Goels had the daunting job of resurrecting the Haveli Dharampura. The severe rains exacerbated the issue. As an emergency step to avoid further collapse of…
How it all started – The foundations of The Globe Theater: The history of The Globe Theater is brief and chaotic, as evidenced by the old Globe Timeline. The prosperity…
Indo-Saracenic Architecture is an amalgamation of Indian traditional architecture and Indo-Islamic Architecture along with Neo-Gothic and Neo-Classical styles of 19th Century Britain. ‘Saracen’ means Muslim/Arabic-speaking people – this term was…
When the British Raj ended on the Indian subcontinent, Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam said, “Independence brings in the greatest opportunity for a nation to express its thoughts, talent and energy….…
The U.S. Capitol Building has stood on its ground for more than two centuries. The building has undergone reconstructions, restorations, and extensions in past years. Today, it is a monumental…
Tammany Hall, located in the northeast corner of Union Square Park in Manhattan, was built in 1929 to house the Democratic Party machine that significantly regulated New York State’s politics.…
The Cathedral | Chartres Cathedral Before venturing into the restoration, the reason behind it, and the rest, a quick brief about the cathedral. The Chartres Cathedral, also known as the…
With the two museums Palazzo Grassi and Punta Della Dogana, the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi is the third location of the Pinault Collection in Venice, Italy. The Teatrino, which was…