Known as the revolutionary architect of India Raj Rewal made an impression worldwide embarking on his design philosophies which speak for himself. His love for geometric and grid systems breaks…
Architecture is undeniably one of the major sectors that can be improved upon to upgrade and uplift the quality of life in 3rd world countries. As most of the third…
The advent of the 20th century witnessed a rise of powerful women, women who were ready to break patriarchal stereotypes. Charlotte Perriand was a French interior designer. Her field of…
What are the most famous ancient cities of the world? They fall into two families: cities still alive after millennia — Varanasi on the Ganges, Kyoto, Hanoi, Plovdiv, Sidon, Constantine…
‘Best designs are those that dissolve into behaviour’ – Naoto Fukasawa Born in Yamanashi, Japan in 1956, Naoto Fukasawa graduated from Tama Art University in 1980. He began his career…
A young boy had once painted over the vast stretches of bright floral Victorian wallpaper of his bedroom in a monotonic shade of white. To the average 21st-century dweller, this…
Gabriela Carrillo Valadez is an architect who has left her mark in the world of modern architecture. Her design speaks volumes with straightforward forms. The architectural style developed by Gabriela…
The first woman to get The Pritzker award, the woman who left the world with urban dynamics with her language of fluid architecture and the woman who kept culture intact…
In 2011, Eduardo Souto de Moura became the second Portuguese architect to win the celebrated Pritzker Prize. The journey from an architect practicing in native Portugal to accepting projects in…
A pioneer of modernity, Christian Liaigre was known for his elegant and minimal approach to design. Regarded as a trailblazer, the French interior and furniture designer believed in the ideal…
Wang Shu is an architect of Chinese origin. He is based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was born on the 4th of November 1963, in Urumqi, in China’s far west.…
Conservation projects come in many shapes and sizes – adaptive reuse, expansion, and much more. Although not built from scratch, these projects are equally challenging since it takes a lot…