The historic Silk Road city of Bukhara has launched the Bukhara Biennial 2025. Commissioned by Gayane Umerova, Chairperson, Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation. This new international event will showcase…
The scaffolding has been removed, the doors have unlocked, and a new era of glamour has officially begun on Park Avenue. The historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel, a timeless icon of…
When we think about architecture’s relationship with nature, our minds usually stop at sustainability: shiny panes of energy-efficient glass, low-carbon concrete mixes, or solar panels discreetly perched on rooftops. All…
From 1839 – 1842, during the Afghan war, around 4,500 British and Indian soldiers, along with 12,000 followers, lost their lives. That’s when the government decided to commemorate the Indian…
Madurai houses the famous 17th-century Thirumalai Nayakar Palace. It was constructed in 1636 CE by the Madurai Nayak king Thirumalai Nayak. Being quite opposite to a religious monument or a…
Architecture, in itself, weaves a tale of times gone by, with precincts of wood and stone harbouring values and stories that once transpired. Mies Van Der Rohe once said that…
As cities evolve through urbanization, historical buildings serve as cultural identities that carry fragments of collective memories across generations. Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Kolkata, through art deco structures,…
Nestled beneath the renowned Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam near Mysuru, the Brindavan Garden has long been lauded as a masterpiece of landscape artistry, rich horticulture, and the visionary engineering…
In recent years, there has been a trend of conversion – from offices to residential, or demolishing historic buildings into commercial towers. However, the residents who reside in metropolises, around…
In architecture and building conservation, adaptive reuse is a strategy that rethinks and proposes methods to counteract the ageing process and deterioration of old and historic structures. The value and…
Romania, a country that has suffered a lot of damage to its cultural heritage due to emphasis on urbanisation and destruction during communism and the corruption that followed after the…
Descending steeply towards the Mediterranean Sea on a hill, the Kasbah of Algiers is more than a heritage area—it is a living structure, resilient to centuries of civilization, resistance, and…