Humans are different from other animals because we possess consciousness. We have a natural instinct, a gut feeling that has evolved from our primal senses. Architecture shapes the world around…
Every year many architects use the platform of various awards not just to compete but also showcase their innovative designed projects to the world. The projects which aim at user…
An old red Massey Ferguson like Grandpa Joan’s still works the land. In this fast-paced world, there are still ancient landscapes where the fumes of the neighbouring houses are important…
Criticism is an exercise in the evaluation of the merits and demerits of an object or a practice. It is an interpretation of a piece of work- which could be…
Hans Hollein (1934–2014), Austria’s 1985 Pritzker Prize laureate, declared “everything is architecture” and proved it at every scale — from the tiny aluminium-fronted Retti candle shop in Vienna (1965) to…
Located in an uber dense Delhi locale, JK House forms a distinct urban landmark. The building design is both functional and expressive in nature, its lively sculptural facade is rich…
The word ‘antique’ comes to mind while talking of architecture in China. Stone tiled roofs, symmetrical layouts of buildings, wide courtyards, and Feng-Shui, of course. But Beijing’s several displays of…
Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood provides a unique and ever-changing context to the Main Stay House. The challenges were both cultural and site-specific. The Main Stay House exists as a simple…
Hafeez Contractor, an architect, born in India to a Parsi family, received a scholarship to have graduated with his masters from Columbia University. After his apprenticeship with his uncle Khareghat,…
Architecture is the technical cousin of the visual arts and like them, its success is based on the principle of “Compelling Imagery”. While it may be worth a thousand words,…
At first, glance, though both Indian Classical Dance and Architecture can be perceived as art forms, there doesn’t seem to be much else in common between the two. In Classical…
The Shelter · Mirrored Sight is part of the Shelter Series architectural installation practice. It is set by the north bank of Longxi River outside the old town of Longli…