São Paulo, the capital city of São Paulo Estado (state), southeastern Brazil, is the preeminent modern place in Latin America. The actual city sits in a shallow bowl with low…
India is a country that is always associated with its rich heritage and is known for its glorious past. Pre-independence India itself had a distinctive style of art and architecture…
Pritzker winner, Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira GOSE GCIH GCIP, internationally known as Álvaro Siza is an architect from the small coastal town of Matosinhos, Portugal. He is one…
The Architectural Heritage of Sri Lanka brings together measured drawings from the Anjalendran Studio, text by David Robson, and photographs by Dominic Sansoni. The book takes a comprehensive look at…
Changing the look of living spaces is high on everyone’s list as people begin to emerge from extended lockdowns the world over; a fresh atmosphere, a bright dash of color,…
Urban Architecture, Every building is designed according to its surrounding context and areas to represent, respect, and adapt to it. Any design which fails or doesn’t measure up to its…
An ornament is a form of decorative detail that is elegant enough to beautify and symbolize any object as a part of it. Ornamentation gives imagery of grandeur and royalty,…
“The principal of gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Something unimaginable is brought to reality just by styling something uniquely and distinctively. Gothic is an extinct…
‘What could be the color of your favorite public space? ‘This simple question could be a very confusing question for the interviewees since public spaces have so much complexity and…
Architecture is synonymous with Frank Lloyd Wright. With a career spanning 70 years and 1000 structures, every architect that has ever practised in the modern era has been inspired by…
After the wrath of World War I, cities and structures was in spoils. In the wake of World War II, a group of prominent architects gathered together to form Congrès…
The TWA Terminal was built in post-war America. It stood as a symbol of freedom, fluidity, advancement in architectural technology, and a flight for the era of new America. In…