Around the 16th century, Britain set out trade companies in different parts of the world to explore the global markets. Within the next 2 centuries, these trade companies took over…
With the rise of a new government, Azerbaijan wanted to break past its history of Soviet architecture, and start afresh. During this revival, Zaha Hadid Architects won the competition to…
Note: The listing of religions or associated elements in the respective sentences as nouns, sacred building types or adjectives was done in alphabetical order to avoid objectivity and hierarchisation. Adjaye…
Jørn Utzon described himself as the ‘second dumbest kid in his class, only outscored by pure madness’. This was the same man who years later, in 2003, received The Pritzker…
The largest Buddhist temple in the world is the Borobudur Temple located in Magelang in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple and features nine stacked platforms, six…
Known for his inquisitive mind and design approach, Pritzker Prize-winning Shigeru Ban has always been greatly interested in the expression of the concept in his buildings, rather than the newest…
Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries can live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The…
Known for his sleek and modern style in combination with high-tech designs in his structures, British architect Norman Foster contributes to building energy-efficient structures primarily using steel and glass accompanied…
SOMA is an award-winning international architecture firm with works in New York, Dubai, Erbil, Jeddah, Doha, Lebanon, and more. They are headquartered in New York. Some of their notable works…
Rajasthan! The land of kings and palaces. The state’s capital—the pink city of Jaipur is no exception. The stories of powerful kings, beautiful queens, huge palaces, great warriors, fierce battles…
The Barcelona-based architecture firm Barozzi Veiga was formed in the year 2004, by Fabrizio Barozzi, an Italian architect, and Alberto Veiga, a Spanish architect. Over the years, the firm quickly…
Charles Correa was one of the few truly Indian architects, who incorporated international modernism in the Indian context without copying it. Being a native of India, he understood the nuanced…