Adaptive reuse refers to when an existing building is either renovated or repurposed to preserve the historic style or architecture or sustainability. As the term suggested, the building is adaptive…
In the context of India’s housing crisis and the marginalisation of migrant workers, this article examines the perceived inaction of architects and their potential to address social housing problems. It…
“Spontaneous order”, is an order which emerges as a result of the voluntary activities of individuals and not one which is created or dictated. It is said that spontaneous order…
The Council of Architecture (COA), constituted by the government of India under the Architects Act 1972, came into fruition on the 1st of September 1972. The Act aimed to provide…
Manang is an architectural gem of the Himalayan region of Nepal that lies in the heart of the Annapurna Circuit, one of Nepal’s notable tourist destinations. It is situated in…
Situated among the hills of northern Algeria, a state of Arab Maghrib, lies the ruins of Djémila, also known as Cuicul, on a small mountain village at an altitude of…
Jeff Bezos as we all know is the founder of an e-commerce company Amazon which has become a common name in every household. For the smallest things, we are now…
A city is a living, breathing ecosystem with unique individual aesthetics and tones, set by the people who inhabit them. The basic building block of any city is the street.…
Before one starts their journey down the path of Architecture, one might encounter voices warning them that it’s grueling and fruitless and that they should opt for a different career…
Architecture is widely considered a visual art of building and spacing, but as John Henegan said, Architecture is a form of storytelling. It is not just the construction of buildings…
If a conceptual technique can be the masquerade of an artist’s language, then abstraction was the chosen language for Ram Kumar. The reticent artist wielded both pen and brush but…
Architectural criticism is a discipline that has been around for centuries, but its importance has never been greater. Architecture is often thought of as the products of the discipline, which…