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…
Preserving our historical architecture isn’t just about bricks and mortar; it’s about safeguarding the very essence of our culture and heritage and an investment in our future. However, the need…
St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the oldest churches in Chhattisgarh. Established by CNI (Church of North India), it is a pre-independence structure that exhibits colonial-era influences. Today, it remains…
When a disaster hits hard, the entire world shatters—crumbled houses, vanished roads, and lives torn apart. Yet amidst the entire chaos, architecture still stands as an unsung healer. It doesn’t…