Before a single brick is laid or a railroad track is set, the city of the future exists as a digital construct. Through dynamic maps, simulations, and predictive models, urban…
The New Assistant Artificial Intelligence has a contradictory effect on society. In most fields, it is introduced as a helping hand to humans, while in some fields it has…
The Pencil Still Has Its Place Last month, whilst conducting fieldwork at a major architectural practice in Mumbai, I observed something telling. In a corner office overlooking the buildings, a…
A peculiar question seems to be driving the anxiety of architects today, a question that triggers constant debate in the architecture fraternity – will AI replace architects or redefine their…
In a world increasingly moulded by technology, it is important to have it integrated within buildings and architecture. Parametric architecture and design particularly focus on intermixing digital technologies with traditional…
An endless all-nighter before a 9 AM jury, tables filled with drawings, iterations, norms’ data, reviews, and presentation materials, is often an everyday, fast-paced reality for architecture students. And yet,…
A Global Transition toward Decentralized Systems The global landscape is currently undergoing a profound transition due to the climate emergency, social injustice, and rapid advancement of transformative technologies. This shift…
Amidst the many truths that the COVID-19 pandemic taught our ever-running modern society, one timeless principle stood out: necessity is the mother of invention. As routines of constant mobility and…
In a rapidly shifting world, architecture is no longer just about buildings; it’s about ideas, movements, technologies, and above all, humanity. The dynamic future of architecture merges creativity and sustainability.…
On a weekday morning in Dharavi, one of South Asia’s largest informal settlements, a narrow lane barely three metres wide carries the weight of an entire economy. Handcart vendors, schoolchildren,…
Indeed, the twenty-first century is gradually becoming the era of Smart Cities. Currently, more than half of the world’s population resides in cities. Moreover, by the end of the current…
Architecture has never been a singular thing. It is not merely the buildings we inhabit or the spaces between them; it is a discipline that shapes human behaviour, influences emotions…