We build our world on architects’ ideas. Their buildings are evidence of intelligence, cultures, desires, and a combination of beauty and purpose. To know architects, we have to look inside…
The story of C. Raja Raja Varma, better known for being the brother of India’s revolutionary artist Raja Ravi Varma twelve years his junior, began in Travancore studying alongside princes.…
Architecture, as a manifestation of the people’s culture, traditions, and values, in India, the evolution of architecture has been dramatically influenced by diverse and complex communities, each offering their own…
India is a country that thrives on contrasts, where the old and the new exist side by side, sometimes blending seamlessly and sometimes creating a stark dichotomy. One such vivid…
India is a country that thrives on contrasts, where the old and the new exist side by side, sometimes blending seamlessly and sometimes creating a stark dichotomy. One such vivid…
Urbanization is an ever-growing force shaping cities across the globe, as more and more people shift to urban centers in search of better living conditions, work opportunities, and modern amenities.…
Monuments are (…) only possible in periods in which a unifying consciousness and unifying culture exists. Periods which exist for the moment have been unable to create lasting monuments. Sigfried…
Nikolaos Gyzis (1842–1901) is one of the most important figures in 19th-century Greek art and a key figure of the Munich School, which combined German academic realism with classical themes…
Lighting and shadow feature significantly in the architectural way we tend to perceive certain spaces which evoke human emotions. They have been using light since the very early days, and…
The history that has been taught to us revolves around Romans in Britain, the Norman conquest in 1066; Henry VIII and the Tudors; the American War of Independence; Victorian industrialization;…
Ancient Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, which flourished for around 3000 years from about 3100 BCE to 30 BCE in northeast Africa centered along the Nile…
Olson Kundig is an architectural firm featuring the name of two notable principal architects Tom Kundig and Jim Olson. Mr. Tom Kundig emphasized that his partnership with Jim Olson developed…