What images are the first to pop up when you see a documentary or a video clip introducing a city? The historic landmarks and the powerful buildings of administration and…
It is often said that ornamentation in architecture is simply embellishment or additional details added to a structure, serving no other purpose than to make it look more interesting. However,…
The built form has always taken the role of canvas on the big screen- it is an unavoidable man made element that enhances the symbolic gravitas of the character and…
If you are a person with internet access living in the 21st century, there is one particular TV series whose existence you can’t have missed (unless you live in an…
Architecture has always had an impact on its users. It is also rightly stated by Colin Ellard, the chairman of Urban Realities Laboratory at the Canadian University of Waterloo, that,…
Architecture always had a secret penchant for surrealist thoughts. The idea of embracing irrational, unconscious desires always made an artistic appeal to great architects from both classical and contemporary worlds.…
This pandemic has undoubtedly affected our lives in one way or the other. Many lives have been claimed, many are in hospitals, attacked by the deadly virus, and their family…
Most of America and Europe saw the spread of tuberculosis in the 19th and 20th centuries. The disease had become a big issue and the hospitals had to become more…
Hailing from Ticino, Switzerland, Luigi Snozzi is an academician, a painter, and an architect. He is a firm believer that to arrive at a solution, it is necessary to be…
Architecture is no different from other professions; it seems to be a tough profession for women to crack. Even though the state of women in the architectural community is much…
Norman Foster is known for his modern, energy-saving designs and innovative use of modern materials and advanced technology. Foster Partners, a team led by Norman Foster, believe in making the…
One of the firsts to make her mark in the then male-dominated podium of ‘avant-garde’ architecture, Zaha Hadid was an Iraqi-born British architect who believed in the importance of outspoken…