The vacant, long, narrow corner lot, referred to as the “odd lot” in El Portal was ignored for decades. Two years ago, a young European couple who had recently moved…
It has been three months since my 3rd year of architecture school started, and even though pandemic has made my (online) lectures less hectic, I realized how much our seniors…
The expansion block of Dr Dhaval Rajnikant Mehta primary school is a representation of the age-old Indian custom of learning beneath a tree in the village centre. The majority of…
Architecture is a course that not many people are fully aware of. After joining an architecture college, the whole study and examination pattern changes drastically, we switch from the typically…
The first reaction from friends and family, when told that I’m an architecture student is, “Ohh! so you draw well huh?”. Well, they’re right … but not quite. The general…
In recent years, Dubai has embraced the 2040 urban masterplan in order to become the world’s most liveable metropolis, and urban transit has become a focus for authorities. The nation…
It has always been the case that anyone who happens to know of me being an Architect has always poked me with a series of questions like – “What you…
Architecture in South Asia: The world has been through numerous timelines, histories and reigns; where architecture stands as the silent records. In the South Asian region, architecture has been rich…
Little Island at Pier 55 is a unique park and performance venue on the Hudson River in New York City. The project combines public park space with artistic performances and…
What makes an image powerful? Is it the technical expertise with which it was made, its subject, the quality produced by the equipment used or something else, something beyond that…