Cities have long been understood as consumers, like vast engines that inhale natural resources, transform them into buildings, infrastructure, and commodities, and eventually exhale waste. But this extractive model is…
When Cities Change by Inches, Not Masterplans India’s cities rarely change all at once. They change slowly, in fragments, through ordinary acts of spatial care, in the form of a…
When Christopher Alexander, along with Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein, published A Pattern Language in 1977, they proposed something that architecture had long forgotten: that the built environment must grow…
In the past, cities took the approach of adapting to nature by adopting techniques that use natural materials and structures (e.g., organic and vernacular architecture) in the formation of an…
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed its groundbreaking conception of “The Sail”, an immense congress complex and high-end hotel that will occupy a very convenient location along the Seine…
The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Prize for landscape architecture, judged by a seven-member jury of landscape architects and urbanists, selected the Mexican firm Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Diseño Urbano…
City economies and built environments around the world are being reshaped by the business park development. Typically located on the perimeters of metropolitan hubs, business parks are service-designed agglomerations of…
Early Years and Advent into the Architectural Realm Shimul Jhaveri Kadri requires no introduction when it comes to her semantic history of architectural endeavours and ventures, outlining her design philosophies…
Urban theory can be a debatable topic of study due to how and why cities are analysed and studied. Urban studies, over the years, have accumulated knowledge from various theories…
Curling through clusters of trees, within the dense urban fabric of Mumbai, the Micro Forest Trail at Malabar Hill, officially the ‘Nisarga Unnat Marg’, emerges as a quiet intervention that redefines…
Imagine a building that grows from nature. A structure where branches draft corridors, roots knit foundations, and walls breathe through leaves. This is the idea of designing with nature’s Logic.…
Project Overview Client: Godrej Properties Ltd Location: Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India Site Area: 34 Acres Project Type: Mixed-use: Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Retail & Cultural Design Team: Sasaki (Planning, Urban Design,…