Niall McLaughlin is an Irish architect, educator and writer who currently practices through his own firm, Niall McLaughlin Architects (NMLA) in London. Their projects have been worthy of several global…
For half a century, Avante-Garde, neo-futurist architect, writer, and professor Peter Cook has played an important role in architecture globally. Peter Cook founded Archigram and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth…
The 1800s: The British ruled India for over 200 years, during which time the country saw many new structures built and many existing ones transformed for various reasons. The fabric…
What a work of Genius?! — This is how the famous British Architect and Conservator Donald Insall acclaimed this architectural splendour during his visit to Chennai (formerly Madras) in the…
Pre-colonial architecture in Nigeria compromises the use of local materials for construction, social and spatial organisation of the spaces, cultural significance and expression, and community-driven and climatic adaptive designs. Though…
Nestled in the heart of the Indian subcontinent lies Bhopal, a city often defined by tragedy or admired for its serene lakes. Yet, beyond these familiar narratives lies an intriguing…
Mysore is a culturally and historically rich city with an influence of different schools of architecture; Indo-Saracenic, Traditional Hindu Style, Greco-Roman, and Gothic. Mysore holds one of the most imposing…
Victorian architecture is a collection of architectural revival styles from the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Victorian refers to Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901), also known as the Victorian era, during which these…
Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, has incorporated elements of many empires and kingdoms that have claimed over the city. Nicosia has a rich cultural, historical, and diverse influence because…
One could be easily awed by the Galle Fort for its European-like streetscape, colonial period architecture, the breathtaking view of the sea from the ramparts, UNESCO world heritage monumental value…
Housing is always the best way for an architect to explain their design principles and outlook towards different contexts. It is no surprise then that housing has also been used…
(Warning: Minor spoilers regarding structure and certain themes of the book) Jiat-Hwee Chang, an architectural historian, discusses the notion of tropicality in ‘Genealogy of Tropical Architecture: Colonial Networks, Nature and…