Born in 1957 in Bordeaux, Nathalie Du Pasquier is a French artist and designer (Memphis Milano, n.d.). Bordeaux, being a port city, exposed the artist to global trade and cultures…
The 21-story, 91-meter-high Brutalist edifice, the Palika Kendra, is an unmissable feature of New Delhi’s skyline. The building, home to the headquarters of NDMC, or New Delhi Municipal Council, was…
Architecture has always played a role in cinema. From Alfred Hitchcock’s use of space to build fear and suspense, to Wes Anderson’s carefully constructed sets where symmetry, colour, and geometry…
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…
From the post-industrial and World War era to today in the 21st century, we have seen a significant commercialization and commodification of various fields and sectors to keep pace with…
Architectural ideas have rarely remained confined to the places where they originate. Concepts about form, function, efficiency, and spatial order have travelled across borders through texts, education, exhibitions, and professional…
Minimal architecture, explaining the best from its name. Less, cleaner, and clearer, yet one of the most outspoken styles in architectural forms. The style is characterized by clean lines, open…
Architecture doesn’t happen in landmarks but in the routine and repetition, which support daily life; this idea has evolved over the last few centuries. We have celebrated architecture through monuments…
The Lunuganga Estate located in Bentota, Sri Lanka, epitomises a sincere intersection between architecture as a physical discipline and its role as a custodian of hospitality memory. Architecture goes beyond…
In architecture, we define materials through their physical properties: the robustness of concrete, the tensile strength of steel, or the tangible weathering of wood. Our approach to the materials of…
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…
From General Post Office to Diplomatic Landmark Frida Escobedo, founder of the Frida Escobedo Studio, will transform the 1985 General Post Office in Doha into the new 70,000-square-meter headquarters complex…