‘Cock-a-doodle-doo’, a rooster disrupted my sound sleep. As I rubbed my eyes in utter dismay, I immersed myself under the quaint chants of the Gayatri mantra followed by a distant…
Built heritage is more than just a physical occupation of valuable real estate. It is our inheritance, an indelible footprint in the sands of time, an imprint of the past…
What is the basis of the built surroundings around us today? Is it based on people’s believes, values and their culture or it is the groundwork on social, ethnic or…
The early mornings were cold and foggy along the river. The first rays of the sun illuminated the landscape on the riverfront. The sound of the morning bells, women bursting…
February 1985, Ahmedabad The moonlight makes the labyrinthine streets of the densely-knit ‘pol’ feel like a board game. The high timber canonical bearings on the doors and window lattices cast…
Winner | RTF Poem Writing Competition May 2021 Category: Poem: Complex Pasts – Diverse Futures Participant: Manav Sheth Profession: Student City: Mumbai ——————————— COMPLEX PASTS:DIVERSE FUTURE. There’s something that leaves…
Winner | RTF Poem Writing Competition May 2021 Category: Poem: Complex Pasts – Diverse Futures Participant: Gargi Patil Profession: Architect City: Nashik ——————————— That structures from the ancient times That…
Her Majesty’s Theatre, constructed in 1913, is Adelaide’s oldest continually operating performance venue. Described upon opening as ‘the most luxuriously appointed theatre in Australia,’ ‘Her Maj’ is the last surviving…
The Monocular was designed to choreograph one’s experience of the dramatic waterfront site. Thus, it was treated as a Monocular, framing the view of the Basin beyond. The programme includes…
Usonian architecture embodies an architectural philosophy developed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s that seeks to provide families with affordable housing based on modern principles. With his single-story houses,…



















