“Cultural heritage does not end with monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants.” UNESCO Convention…
Are we creatures that exist always at the threshold of inward and outward being? – Ar. Neelkanth Chhaya The Center of Environmental Education (CEE) has one branch in Ahmedabad which…
The cities in the global south are experiencing rapid development and an unprecedented scale of urban sprawl, all resulting from a large-scale migration of rural populations to these booming urban…
Bhadra Fort Ahmedabad’s Historic Fort: Form and Space Bhadra Fort is located in Ahmedabad, India’s walled city district. Ahmad Shah I constructed it in 1411. By building this ancient fort…
Architecture is both a storyteller and a historical mapper. The built elements of the city provide insight into its past. It is an indication of the different rulers who may…
Stories of Culture Through Architecture “Of all the Provincial styles of Indo-Muslim architecture, that of Gujarat is the largest, the most important and the most elegant.” ( Desai, 1970). The…
Māru-Gurjara architecture, an opulent style of Indian architecture, originated in Western India between the 11th and 13th century BC. Madhusudhan Dhaky, a renounced architectural historian, coined the term Māru-Gurjara in…
Darwin Bucky, the prefabricated dome-like structure, is a collaborative project of The House of MJ and Ahmedabad-based architectural firm Andblack Design Studio. The initial idea was to build a gallery…
India’s first ever UNESCO World Heritage City, Ahmedabad, is a plethora of different architectural styles, reflecting the city’s diverse tradition and culture throughout the years. The architectural heritage of the…
Introduction: The Gandhi Gyan Parab In the Gujarati village of Vasna, close to Ahmedabad, Footprints E.A.R.T.H. (Environment, Art, Research, Technology, and Humanity) has created the Gandhi Gyan Parab, Gandhiashram, a…
The Calico Museum of Textiles is India’s top textile museum, run by the Sarabhai Foundation. Several people believe that it has the best and most complete collection of Indian textiles…
In Ahmedabad, architect Ar. Yatin Pandya coordinates and oversees the architectural firm Footprints E.A.R.T.H. The primary design tenets of the company include using local vernacular architectural elements as inspiration to…