Architecture is a story told by bricks; it is a problem solved, a feeling experienced in each corner of a space, it is a memory trapped, held tightly by the…
Ever noticed how a room filled with soft morning light makes people feel instantly awake? And how does a cool breeze coming from the window make them feel refreshed and…
Across history, cities and culture, architecture has acted as a collective, recording how societies evolve and what they hold sacred at different points in time. Through the powerful monuments, public…
Sometimes when I look at an old building, I can’t help but imagine the countless lives that have passed through it. It feels like these structures quietly hold onto centuries…
‘‘We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.’ – Winston Churchill Mumbai wakes up early. Not for leisure, but out of necessity. Trains begin their journey down the tracks at…
Architecture in the Spotlight Movies have a way of catching us off guard. Sometimes it’s the actor who steals the scene. Sometimes it’s the twist in the story. And sometimes,…
Exploring Cognitive Architecture In the silent communication between the buildings and the brain, there exists a language that very few architects truly understand. Cognitive architecture is the nuanced art and…
An Analysis of the correlation between diseases, colonisation, and town planning, along with the effect of growing industrialisation. My research in this essay primarily focuses on how disease outbreaks in…
We often think of the driving factors of architecture as Climate, Culture, or craft. But one of the very underrated factors that becomes an important factor that determines the design…
Healing architecture, in simple terms, can be perceived as a design philosophy where function follows form. The dichotomy of these architectural elements may raise the question of ‘what kind of…
Who is Eileen Gray? You have likely seen the names of pioneering architects in the modernism movement in architectural design, such as Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier,…
Concept of Urban Void Urbanisation is a familiar phenomenon gaining speed at a worldwide level. Many parts of a city tend to develop differently as a consequence of urbanisation, and…