There is a kind of homesickness you can’t explain, and you feel it even for cities you’ve never known. It can suddenly hit you at awkward moments, like when you’re…
Why buildings make us get lost The human brain builds a “cognitive map” as you move through a space, analysing how spaces connect, identifying distinct landmarks, and recognising the hierarchy…
When architectural design was floating in the streams of cold, bloodless calculations of the human mind, it was a philosophy birthed from the fevered palpitations of the human heart. The…
In the contemporary world, real estate is designed not to house life, but to park global capital. Urbanscapes across the continents are defined by glass boxes and concrete structures that…
The rapid growth of housing construction in India has made standardisation an important tool for addressing cost, construction efficiency, infrastructure provision, and the scale of urban housing demand. However, standardising…
The greatest of all architecture has always been defined as that which has outlasted the civilisation that built it. Buildings which remain as ancient witnesses to history are hailed as…
February 2025. A small crowd gathers in the old city of Mosul to watch a tilted stone spire rise once more over the rooftops. Officials, UNESCO’s Director-General and residents who…
Architectural criticism serves as an essential bridge between spatial design and human experience, evaluating environmental psychology and the user experience. Architectural critique does not imply superficial judgment of style and…
To choose from something as vast as human psychology seems overwhelming. Do you start with Sigmund Freud or Mary Whiton Calkins? I think people tend to analyse, understand, assume, or…
Architecture is commonly perceived through its purpose and programme, specifically its first life. Traditionally, a building is conceived with a defined purpose for a set of users and is analyzed…
Every year, summer arrives in India like a slow-burning fire. As the sun grows fierce and the air seems to stand still, stepping outside feels impossible. Yet, beneath this relentless…
The tale of architecture has always been a struggle against a single, invisible force: Earth’s most trustworthy companion, gravity. For thousands of years, the greatest structures, ranging from the great…