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…
The CEPT University Library, called the Lilavati Lalbhai Library, opened in 2017. It was the first structure on the CEPT campus that architect BV Doshi had not designed, and architect…
The term ‘mixed-use’ developments in the context of a quintessential modern Indian city like Pune is a fittingly appropriate concept, as it advocates flexibility in space design and helps maximize…
Better known as the Masjed-e Jame, it is the oldest Friday mosque in Iran. This congregational mosque or the Shah Mosque is sited in regions of Persia then and cannot…
Roman Forum, also known as Forum Romanum in Latin, is located at the center of Rome, Italy. This site is a location of important political, religious, and social activities. An…
Acclaimed as Mumbai’s Cultural Crown Jewel, the Royal Opera House is reminiscent of the city’s past glory as a cultural hub. Constructed during the British Raj, it is the only…
“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” History is merely a list of surprises that keeps on amazing us yet again and…
A monastery can be defined as a spiritual house or building in which a community or group of monks or nuns resides, secluded living under religious vows. During historical times…
The surging roofline of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron rises over the sky above the River Elbe in the shape of the wave crests and billowing sails…