“Architecture is a primary instrument in relating us with space and time and domesticate limitless space and endless time to be tolerated inhabited and understood by humankind” Juhani Pallasmaa In…
Do you Matter? We are currently witnessing the most significant wave of urbanization or a return to cities and the associated urban gentrification. The reasons for this comeback in…
Project Specifications: Location: Bangladesh Architect: Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury Client: Friendship (NGO) Project year: 2011 Site area: 9,210 sq.; Built-up area: 2,897 sq.m Burrowed amidst the flat plains of Bangladesh, lies…
What is architecture? Is it a carefully designed structure? Or is it a mere intersection between an engineered construct and a piece of art? Or is there a fourth dimension…
In the future, Jetson and his family were living in Googie, a bubble-shaped, high-rise apartment building set on tall, thin columns, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and lots of metal beams.…
Architecture holds the key to the future of living on our planet as population and sea levels rise. While we may not be conquering other planets or inventing robotic flying…
‘To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.’ – Daniel Libeskind In the direction of the most awaited future The future of life on earth depends…
Architecture is defined as the ‘third skin’ of humans (after the skin and the clothes). The architectural environment, where the major life activities take place, has a dominant and permanent…
Architecture has been a dynamic catalyst for change for many years, and its impact has resulted in a shift in individuals’ beliefs. By transforming our experiences, architecture takes us on…
Wandering through the lively streets of Chandni Chowk, or a night drive amidst Mumbai high risings, or coolness of royal jharokhas of Rajasthan or vibrant streets of Pondicherry, all of…
We’ve always studied history of architecture. From man living in caves to colonies and now in the concrete jungles. We dug up the evidence, artifacts, leftovers and studied all about…
Architecture fundamentally is a skin that shelters humans from nature-its elements and living beings. In the past century, nature has changed drastically. Architects and researchers respond to these changes by…