For centuries, climate has played a crucial role in shaping architectural designs. Before the invention of air conditioning, artificial lighting, and modern building systems, architects used courtyards, roof shapes, building…
How in-between spaces shape interaction, identity, and community in traditional Indian homes Architecture represents society and culture and is built for a specific location and population. These elements all combine…
Urban life is enabled through the experience of the public space of a city – from the bus stops used by millions of people on the daily, to the parks…
Light is perhaps one of the more fickle parts of nature. It dabbles and drapes, sometimes a mellow wash of illumination and other times an intense affliction. More than our…
Every building has a point at which it refuses to be the architect’s property. It takes place in silence. In a classroom, a student chooses where to sit-on which bench…
A Moment in Siena Stand in the Piazza del Campo on a late afternoon in autumn, and you will notice something peculiar. The space itself- not the buildings framing it,…
Region-Specific Architecture Architecture was once the sole identity of a place, shaped by local conditions. Over time, the exchange of ideas and globalisation encouraged architects to use principles, techniques, and…
In a rapidly shifting world, architecture is no longer just about buildings; it’s about ideas, movements, technologies, and above all, humanity. The dynamic future of architecture merges creativity and sustainability.…
A city’s identity is not just expressed via its architecture, but also through the spaces between its buildings. Parks, squares, streets, sidewalks, and other public areas are public spaces open…
There is always an argumentative relationship between brightness and darkness that reflects the paradoxical nature of both. As daylight ebbs and flows through a structure, it creates its opposite: a…
A Bridge between Design and Time A pause that makes one observe and imagine how an earlier civilisation lived is an entryway into looking at ruins. A bridge between a…
What if the most important classroom in a person’s life was not inside a school, but outside a window? Most of us remember a street from our childhood. Not necessarily…