For half a century, Avante-Garde, neo-futurist architect, writer, and professor Peter Cook has played an important role in architecture globally. Peter Cook founded Archigram and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth…
Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings, but it is much more than that. It is a driver in the formation of societies, the conduct of…
Hybrid models of vehicles, hybrid working, and now hybrid cities. Recently, the word ‘hybrid’ has been all over the media. It means a product composed of multiple elements. But a…
A Glimpse into the Desert City Once a small fishing and pearl diving settlement, Qatar has developed into one of the most dynamic and architecturally ambitious nations in the world.…
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…
Rising above the dense Angolan landscape, Mbanza Kongo is more than a historical relic—it is a living testimony to the grand confluence of architecture, power, and spirituality that once defined…
“Appearance is deceptive” Cities have always been overviewed with landmarks, skyscrapers, and high-rise, over-crowded- happening streets and squares along the urban fabric, but there is life that needs to be…
“Spontaneous order”, is an order which emerges as a result of the voluntary activities of individuals and not one which is created or dictated. It is said that spontaneous order…
The Council of Architecture (COA), constituted by the government of India under the Architects Act 1972, came into fruition on the 1st of September 1972. The Act aimed to provide…
A city is a living, breathing ecosystem with unique individual aesthetics and tones, set by the people who inhabit them. The basic building block of any city is the street.…
Architectural criticism is a discipline that has been around for centuries, but its importance has never been greater. Architecture is often thought of as the products of the discipline, which…
Historically, architecture has been a male-dominated field that has in one way or the other contributed to the formation of the physical environment which supports and sustains traditional gender roles…