Origins: Port, River, and the Birth of Commerce The Tapti River’s mouth at the Arabian Sea is the point where Surat’s tale starts. The river during those times was an…
Kovalam, a coastal settlement in Kerala, is often looked at through the lens of tourism and scenic beauty. Yet beneath its beach town identity lies a layered architectural fabric shaped…
The Olympic question as an Architectural opportunity India’s aspiration to host the Olympics is more an Architectural and urban proposition than a sporting one. The sporting event requires a cluster…
Community Involvement in Designing a Future Talking about design is often associated only with the designer and their studio, associated with the grand plan of these ideas, but in reality…
The Idea of Everyday Heritage When the word ‘Heritage’ comes to mind, the images of popular forts, temples, and monuments come to mind. However, it is first important to understand…
In India, architecture is very rarely considered just as a physical fascination. It has always been a negotiation—between the memories and goals, the organized and cluttered, permanence and uncertainty, and…
Cities are not just recalled for landmarks, skylines, or famous landmarks, but for the imageability of any city, which plays an important role. Streets are where people move, congregate, and…
Diwali is often described as the festival of lights. Yet, to see it only as a visual spectacle is to miss the many other ways it reconstructs the modern Indian…
Held from 13 April to 13 October 2025 on the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, Expo 2025 Osaka brought together approximately 150 countries and international organisations under the…
In the heart of Lower Manhattan, a bold architectural signal rises from the site of the former towers: the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Conceived as much more than a…
The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed its groundbreaking conception of “The Sail”, an immense congress complex and high-end hotel that will occupy a very convenient location along the Seine…
The Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Prize for landscape architecture, judged by a seven-member jury of landscape architects and urbanists, selected the Mexican firm Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Diseño Urbano…