This is an era of technological revolution. New forms of technology are coming up like BIM, Parametric designs, and AI-driven spaces, which can no doubt achieve every possible design idea,…
In 1960, Australian architect and critic Robin Boyd published The Australian Ugliness, a bold and enduring critique of the nation’s built environment and cultural identity, a polemic that dared to challenge…
Perhaps the image of a vertical green facade has caught your attention before. But that’s not all there is to biophilic design. Let’s take a brief detour into history. In…
Dearest fellow rulers, How are you doing? Today’s piece is a bit different, and yes, it will expose some of my private hobbies. I enjoy Art and all of its…
According to a United Nations report, over 58% of the global population lives in urban areas, a figure estimated to rise to 68% by 2050. As the world urbanized, the…
In the persistent narrative of urban expansion, the story is often told through the lens of head-spinning towers breaking new records for height and the density of built forms. We…
John Maeda is a designer, computer scientist, author, teacher, artist, etc. He was the president of the Rhode Island School of Design and is responsible for “all that stuff flying…
Rem Koolhaas and Madelon Vriesendorp’s book “Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture” is a thought-provoking work. Published in 1972, it blends design, fiction, and satire. The story follows people…
Architecture acts as a timeline when viewed from a diachronic lens. The built world is a powerful empire, monumental in representing core values: cultural memory, societal shifts, and the human…
Every place evokes different emotions in us,some places make us feel more active, while others can leave us feeling low or discouraged. But every place is leaving at least some…
Water has long functioned both as a functional and symbolic axis for urban growth throughout the globe. In India, where tradition and environment have been inextricably bound, features of water…
Hayao Miyazaki’s architecture of nature A celebrated and acclaimed Japanese animator and director is renowned for his enchanting stories that celebrate nature, spirituality and their coexistence. The storytelling world of…