Once every five years, an International Expo focusing on a universal topic is held. This year, it is being held in Osaka, Kansai, under the theme “Designing future society for…
Nestled beneath the renowned Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam near Mysuru, the Brindavan Garden has long been lauded as a masterpiece of landscape artistry, rich horticulture, and the visionary engineering…
Amruteshwar–Siddheshwar Temple Complex in Pune is a great lineage of the Chitrao family with a beautiful amalgamation of add-ons of historical research and architectural key factors. Tucked away in the…
Urban design in India has undergone a significant shift over the past two decades, responding to rapid urbanisation, climate change, social equity, and cultural continuity. Sensitive and context-responsive urban design…
In recent years, there has been a trend of conversion – from offices to residential, or demolishing historic buildings into commercial towers. However, the residents who reside in metropolises, around…
Architecture today is constantly undergoing redefining the outline of the box. Global challenges focus on climate change, urbanization, housing crises, and technological disruption—the field where the design is responding with…
In architecture and building conservation, adaptive reuse is a strategy that rethinks and proposes methods to counteract the ageing process and deterioration of old and historic structures. The value and…
India has rapidly evolved over the years, gaining a crucial position on the global stage. This rapid transformation unfolds in the shadows of numerous developing cities. The forgotten infrastructure –…
Descending steeply towards the Mediterranean Sea on a hill, the Kasbah of Algiers is more than a heritage area—it is a living structure, resilient to centuries of civilization, resistance, and…
Oxford dictionary defines a time capsule as “a container storing a selection of objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future.” So, essentially,…
Rapid urbanization is a hallmark of the 21st century, with over half of the global population now living in metropolitan areas. This growth brings profitable openings and enhanced living norms…
Although its history is little disclosed, Indian wooden architecture is just as much a tradition as stone and brick ones. For millennia, wood has raged through the religious, civic, and…