In The Umbrella Academy, seven adopted siblings return to the house where they were raised as superheroes, after years apart, bringing with them the unresolved relationships of their childhood. The…
Cinema and Architecture as Storytelling The intersection of cinema and architecture transcends mere set design, transforming built environments into active storytellers about philosophy, politics and social narratives. Movies like Formula…
The Heritage School is one of the best examples of climate-responsive educational architecture in Pune, located in the lush green area of Ambi. The campus, which was designed by Madhav…
On a site with up to 45 degrees of slope in a small residential pocket of Kalpetta, Wayanad, the initial site work is excavation for deep foundations, which forces the…
Algorithmic design is often caricatured as the enemy of creativity, indistinguishable from the computerisation of architectural design. Whilst algorithmic design describes the creation of design solutions – problem-solving using systematic,…
Architecture shapes societies but also mirrors the values of those who build it. Few contemporary architects are able to capture this relationship in such a holistic manner. Sumita Singha, for…
The life of an architect is often portrayed on the glossy covers of magazines, iconic skylines and dramatic design presentations. Architecture is viewed as a creative profession where any sketch…
The Everyday Experience We Rarely Design For Waiting consumes more time from our lives than most people think, but it is not really regarded as an experience in architecture. Waiting…
The New Assistant Artificial Intelligence has a contradictory effect on society. In most fields, it is introduced as a helping hand to humans, while in some fields it has…
The Pencil Still Has Its Place Last month, whilst conducting fieldwork at a major architectural practice in Mumbai, I observed something telling. In a corner office overlooking the buildings, a…
Design – Planning, Design solutions, and philosophy The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Home to roughly 550 faculty members, 8,000 students, and 1,250 support staff spread across 250 hectares of…
What is “computational architecture”? The introduction of computational architecture significantly changed the way architects worked. It is where computation is combined with the creativity and skill of a traditional architect…