It is often said that ornamentation in architecture is simply embellishment or additional details added to a structure, serving no other purpose than to make it look more interesting. However,…
The small historic town of Bhuj, Kutch, is located in the hot and dry region in the state of Gujarat in India. It faces extreme scarcity of water. Two important…
The outbreak has exposed the limited resilience of our cities to face a crisis in every sector starting from housing, transportation, retail, healthcare, hygiene, food safety, to the economy. As…
Sustainability and green buildings meeting our present needs without compromising on any needs. It has various components and needs but opting for a sustainable life which will also help with…
Introduction Public spaces bind communities, they are the lungs of a city, but the current reality has nudged people to question the impact of these spaces on their health and…
As the entire world stood on the brink of 2019, looking eagerly onto the coming year and its surfeit of possibilities and opportunities, nobody’s foresight could predict an entire shift…
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has affected all our daily lives and has completely reformed our approach towards living. With social distancing being the fundamental need of the hour, our…
The built form has always taken the role of canvas on the big screen- it is an unavoidable man made element that enhances the symbolic gravitas of the character and…
If you are a person with internet access living in the 21st century, there is one particular TV series whose existence you can’t have missed (unless you live in an…
Architecture has always had an impact on its users. It is also rightly stated by Colin Ellard, the chairman of Urban Realities Laboratory at the Canadian University of Waterloo, that,…
Rehabilitation is the action of restoring someone to health through training and therapy after imprisonment, addictions, injury, and illness. The purpose of rehabilitation is to assist someone to achieve command…
Green building is designing buildings to enhance the well-being of occupants and to minimize negative impacts on the community and natural environment. The growing concerns over climate change have boosted…
