While discussing education, this particular quote by Albert Einstein always comes to mind: “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Education is…
A Review: Glimpse of Indian Traditional Houses The book “Glimpse of Indian Traditional Houses” by Anup Kumar Prasad, Ajay Chourasia, and Surender Kumar Negi seeks to provide the readers with…
This article reviews the movie One Day (2011) by Lone Scherfig, in which architecture serves as an active element in Emma and Dexter’s emotional lives, shaping their movement, speech, and…
The 2005 film adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” by Joe Wright brings Jane Austen’s classic novel to life. The movie beautifully explores themes of societal expectations, class distinctions, and the…
For architects, books have always been more than just references; they are tools for seeing and analysing. Various genres of books written by architects have covered case studies, architectural theories,…
Mani Ratnam’s OK Kanmani is usually remembered for its breezy romance, the easy chemistry of Adi and Tara, and Rahman’s music that somehow fits every mood. But when you look…
Awe is not just a movie; it feels like a maze of emotions living inside one building. Each and Every room holds a different life, a different mood, a different…
Hollywood’s favourite murder-mystery series, ‘Only Murders in the Building’, boasts an all-star cast, from main leads Mabel (Selena Gomez), Oliver (Martin Short), and Charles (Steve Martin), to guest A-listers such…
Cinema often explores emotion through characters and storytelling, yet it has always relied on architecture and space to shape how those stories are felt. The built environment becomes part of…
Cities today are not merely built environments; they are confluences of movement, memory, aspiration and contradiction. Walk through any contemporary metropolis and the signs are unmistakable. Migrant kitchens reinvent neighbourhood…
Hot to Cold: An Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation is more than a monograph; it is a vivid exploration of how architecture evolves in response to climate, culture, and human necessity.…
In the canon of twentieth-century urban design literature, few texts have exercised as pervasive and enduring an influence as Gordon Cullen’s The Concise Townscape. Originally published in 1961 under the title Townscape and…