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…
Oxford dictionary defines a time capsule as “a container storing a selection of objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future.” So, essentially,…
Architecture is like a time capsule in a way. It gives us a glimpse of the people who built and lived in it. It shows us how they celebrated, mourned,…
House over the Wall, situated in China’s Taihang Mountain range, is a spacious vacation retreat, designed by Chaoffice. This space stands as a testament to the power of adaptations. It…
Brinda Somaya: Works and Continuities, edited by Ruturaj Parikh, offers the viewer an unusual and all-encompassing opportunity to explore one of contemporary India’s most eminent architects. Somaya’s architectural heritage rests…
Once an exemplar of creative choreography and great artistic expression, the Netherlands Dance Theater in The Hague has today become a worldly case study in urban cultural erosion. The institution…