Whenever one wishes to see and understand a civilisation, they do it through looking at their architectural pieces. These buildings and sites hold memories of times long gone by, engineering…
Continuous development and growing economic opportunities are fuelling urban expansion. More than half of the world’s population now resides in cities (Gómez et al., 2020). To stay on par with…
Among the most basic and fundamental rights that people in society exercise, mobility is one of the key aspects that represent freedom. Mobility, however, seems very simple but has a…
Architecture is diverse and distinctive globally. Building shapes and designs vary regionally, thus demonstrating the culture and progress in the area. To establish a setting in television or cinema, a…
The moment of arrival in Bangkok is not about a skyline; it is about the sound. It is a dense, multi-layered acoustic environment that hits the ear before the humidity…
This paper examines the systemic erasure of pedestrian infrastructure in Indian cities, situating the phenomenon of “missing pavements” within the larger context of car-centric planning, governance apathy, and informal urban…
Where Walls Whisper If you’ve ever walked through a city that seems to breathe, you’ll know what I mean when I say Agartala feels alive. Its walls seem to hold…
Origins: Port, River, and the Birth of Commerce The Tapti River’s mouth at the Arabian Sea is the point where Surat’s tale starts. The river during those times was an…
Kovalam, a coastal settlement in Kerala, is often looked at through the lens of tourism and scenic beauty. Yet beneath its beach town identity lies a layered architectural fabric shaped…
Imphal: Where Architecture Learns to Listen The first thing that strikes you about Imphal is not its skyline or its monuments. It is stillness. A kind of silence that seeps…
Few cities have the charm that enchants, and fewer that deeply stay etched in the very recesses of our memory. Nestled in the ancient civilization of Egypt, and lying along…
Where Land Meets Stillness Along the western coast of India, the sun glides gently into the Arabian Sea, its fading light weaving through crowns of coconut palms. In Gokarna, time…