Architecture was never a one-person activity, yet for a long time the process functioned in fragments. The architect developed the spatial idea, the structural engineer calculated the load-bearing framework, the…
In the architectural landscape, sustainable architecture now has a new definition. Installing a few solar panels and proclaiming the building as sustainable is no longer sufficient. Evolving past this greenwashing,…
Stepwells, carvings on the earth’s surface not meant solely for fetching water, form entire buildings that sink several stories below the ground. The stepwells are trenches or rock-cut wells which…
Background A For many people in Ngarannam, the memory of home lived only in stories. The village, located in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, West…
Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon) is an Academy Award-winning French film from 1956, produced and directed by Albert Lamorisse. The film, often revered as a fantasy-comedy children’s story, is…
Architecture plays a key role in people’s lives as it plays a connecting role between people and the spaces. Architecture is not only about the aesthetics and functional requirements, but…
Bhaktapur Durbar Square as a Moving Theatre Crowds often have their own rhythm, composition, and flow. Every space influences the behaviour or movement of people, and the choreography of crowds…
The connection between spatial design and guest experience starts with the groundwork. From the first impression to the overall experience, it turns a blank white canvas into colorful memories. The…
The word architecture jury holds a different level of perplexity. The architecture jury is one of the most intimidating parts of the architecture school. Explaining, defending months of work while…
Creativity is a skill with no geographical limitations, thus artists, writers, and architects are born in every corner of the world. From the developed countries of the West to the…
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” -Winston Churchill Creativity Is Not Just- “in the Mind” Creativity is often perceived as a psychological phenomenon, but what if the physical…
Isn’t it disheartening that these days, in the name of modernism, humans have started constructing plain, unornamented box-like buildings? On the contrary, if we go back to the Malla Era…