After Independence in 1947, India faced the challenge of not just rebuilding its cities and infrastructure but also shaping a national identity through institutions. Universities, housing, cultural centres, and administrative…
India marks 78 years of complete Independence, where multiple architectural icons, along with multiple western inspired architecture-built structures, can be seen built in the country. But the main factor that…
Close your eyes and imagine, what do you see when you think of an ‘Urban Space’. Where do you imagine yourself being, are you sitting somewhere, with whom? Is it…
Modernism is a movement that emerged out of the First World War, which brought about radical changes in the field of architecture and urban planning. It called for functional and…
“You cannot look at cities without wandering into architecture on the one hand and politics on the other,” writes Charles Correa. His seminal writing ‘A Place In the Shade’ is…
Punjab, the Land of Five Rivers, is endowed with stunning natural beauty and a vibrant culture in which the nation takes great pride. Some of Punjab’s most enticing locations include…
“Certainly, architecture is concerned with much more than just its physical attributes. It is a many-layered thing. Beneath and beyond the strata of function and structure, materials and texture, lie…
The term Nation Building ascribes to the idea of planning and designing architecture that is pertinent to a particular country/nation. In other words, it is a proposal to conceive a…
Chandigarh: the planned modernist city of India, designed by one of the greatest architects of the 20th Century: Le Corbusier. The Brutalist materiality in a few of Chandigarh’s most iconic…
“Let this be a new town, symbolic of the freedom of India, unfettered by the traditions of the past, an expression of the nation’s faith in the future” -Jawaharlal Nehru about Chandigarh. The…
When studying Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh, the other names that pop up are Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry, and Jane Drew. Seldom is the name of Urmila Eulie Chowdhury, the first qualified…
Here is a list of the top 25 Interior Designer in Chandigarh- One of the finest planned city in the world, Chandigarh has been an inspiration for many architects and…