If you had to boil Indian architecture down to a single word, what would it be? Elegant? Complex? Showy? Grand? Weird? Well, it sure is all of this and more. From the…
Addis Abeba is the capital of Ethiopia and the diplomatic capital of Africa. The city was founded in 1886 by Emperor Minilik II and Empress Taitu. Founded in a military…
The ancient world has been a mystery to researchers and spectators for centuries, and we have not yet been able to explore all its secrets. Ancient architecture has been a…
The turquoise coloured domes, intricate geometric patterns, colourful mosaics are some key features which display the architecture of Uzbekistan. Several Islamic architectural marvels come from the architectural centres of Uzbekistan…
Cambodia’s history dating back to the 1st to the 6th century shows traces of Indian Civilisation. It is noted as the oldest regional Hindu culture, which suggests prolonged socio-economic interaction…
Designed by Renzo Piano, standing on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, Kansai international airport is considered one of the busiest and innovative airports around Asia. The…
From the Great Wall of China to Paris’ Eiffel Tower and Roman Colosseum in Rome, these architectural marvels have been visited and documented repeatedly over the years. But let us…
“The hands want to see; the eyes want to caress.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The five senses were understood to form a hierarchical system from the highest sense of…
Hyperbolic Paraboloids (also known as Hyparor h/p) resemble the shape of a saddle formed by the combination of concave and convex surfaces. They are doubly curved surfaces with negative Gaussian…
Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an influential Austrian and Czechoslovakian architect of European Modern architecture and a leading critic in the…
Places to visit in Tianjin, China, range from important historical monuments to recent contemporary architectural marvels. Tianjin, also called as Tientsin, located in the north-eastern part of China boasts of…