February 2025. A small crowd gathers in the old city of Mosul to watch a tilted stone spire rise once more over the rooftops. Officials, UNESCO’s Director-General and residents who…
Buildings rarely have only one life. But when an architect gives an existing building a new function, what happens to the lives that came before it? Old factories become galleries,…
In today’s period of rapid urbanisation, city landscapes are constantly changing to meet people’s growing needs. When a building no longer serves its original purpose, demolition is often the default…
People have seen many palaces, museum, heritage from the perspective of a perceived. Have people ever thought how does it feel as an user of the heritage? How does it…
Bandra, alias Queen of Suburbs, is easily the heartthrob of Mumbaikars, and for good reason: it sits along the coastline and seamlessly blends modern lifestyle and popular culture. But beyond…
The Building with Two Birth Dates The most revealing feature of the Bofill Foundation HQ, Barcelona, Spain, is not its exposed brick or restored timber, but the uncertainty held within…
A building can survive its original purpose and acquire a meaning that its designers could never have anticipated. The Residency, Lucknow is a striking example. Today, visitors encounter broken masonry,…
Regenerative urbanism is a planning approach that treats the city as a living ecosystem rather than a machine to be optimised. Though conventional sustainability strives to limit harm, regenerative urbanism…
Some buildings seem to easily survive for centuries, while others struggle to make it through a few decades. The difference does not just lie in how they were built but…
A Bridge between Design and Time A pause that makes one observe and imagine how an earlier civilisation lived is an entryway into looking at ruins. A bridge between a…
After remaining closed for six years, the Cinerama Dome is finally set to return. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Alamo Drafthouse have announced plans to restore the iconic Hollywood landmark, with…
What should happen to industrial buildings when the industries that were present no longer exist? Cities evolve when urbanisation and industrialisation happen. While many industrial sites that are no longer…