A heritage city is often imagined through its monuments. Agra is visualised by Taj Mahal, Khajuraho is its collection of 10th- and 11th-century Hindu and Jain temples and Delhi often…
The year 2021, unlike its tedious predecessor, could only be described as good and eventful. The year had seen the rise of the Squid Game phenomenon, Suez Canal memes and…
Temporary structures have recently become an important part of the urban fabric as quick bottom-up approaches have proven successful in bringing people together. Despite being regarded by some as band-aid…
Wynwood Norte has spent the past decade shedding its industrial skin, one converted warehouse and street mural at a time. What’s rising in its place is rarely obvious from the…
One of the most crucial human needs is a house to dwell in, with a roof on top and walls to enclose a family for proper living. Yet it’s expensive.…
Drive past any growing skyline, and it’s hard to miss. Cranes stitched between half-finished towers, hoardings wrapped around entire city blocks, the constant low hum of a mega-development taking shape…
Before a single brick is laid or a railroad track is set, the city of the future exists as a digital construct. Through dynamic maps, simulations, and predictive models, urban…
In India, every morning, cities wake up in buildings they haven’t built themselves. Before office doors are opened, before metro stations fill up, and before shutters come up, many construction…
There is a particular kind of grief that has no name in urban planning textbooks. It is the grief of watching a neighbourhood park quietly disappear—first surrendered to a parking…
World Trade Center Biotic is a mixed-use complex, sophisticatedly designed by a Brazilian Studio Architects Office. Gathered beneath a single pavilion, multiple programs such as offices, residential units, a hotel,…
Social housing is about more than the shelter itself. It’s about the little things. A place to drink coffee and watch nature. A place to sit down and read a…
Theaster Gates grew up on the South Side of Chicago, helping his father with the family roofing business, hauling buckets of tar and learning early that almost anything broken can…