Architecture plays a key role in people’s lives as it plays a connecting role between people and the spaces. Architecture is not only about the aesthetics and functional requirements, but…
Architecture is an industry shaped by the social and political climate that revolves within and around the world. The current age in the industry calls for a shift from mechanical…
Cities are often seen as engines of opportunity. They provide availability of work, education, culture and social life. However, the promise supports a specific type of urban subject: independent, time-consuming…
Spiritual sites in India showcase some of the most complex and lasting urban systems in the world. Cities like Varanasi (Kashi), Tirupati, and Amritsar have populations that grow significantly during…
Buildings are like music to our memory lane. Just as music can trigger a certain memory from the past, so can the architecture of a city or a building too.…
Cities speak, not through words but with stone, glass, light and shadow. Every building, street, and public space encodes the priorities, histories, technologies and aspirations of the society that creates…
Humans are perceptive beings, greatly influenced and impacted by their surroundings. These surroundings are primarily made up of the natural and built environment. Architecture is the built environment that surrounds…
Sandro Galea, Andreas Heinz Psychological Risk and Urbanisation. Cities are usually recognised as laboratories of culture and innovation. They offer proximity, variety and choice. But in Cities and Mental Health,…
Why Do Today’s Cities Require New Urban Thinking? By 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. Urban space is no longer a passive container of life;…
In today’s world, the growing network and easy accessibility of digital media have transformed how architects engage with theory, precedent, and global practice. YouTube, for instance, has become an informal…
If a city could narrate, what would it say? Would it speak about the beauty of its roads, the skyline of its buildings, the rivers that cross its terrain, or…
The contemporary city is increasingly defined by a critical debate between vertical and horizontal urban growth. While vertically growing cities promise efficiency, density, and reduced land consumption, horizontally growing cities…