There is a particular kind of grief that has no name in urban planning textbooks. It is the grief of watching a neighbourhood park quietly disappear—first surrendered to a parking…
A hospital is rarely a place people choose to spend time in. It is where long nights stretch even longer, where families wait for updates they cannot control, and where…
A few months ago, a publication wrote a piece asking where the influencer architects were. Well, they already exist, and they were frustrated. They responded very quickly, with many accounts…
Since the beginning of civilization, nature has been our greatest teacher, demonstrating how to build resilient, efficient, and harmonious systems. However, over the years, rapid and unsustainable development has distanced…
“The trust of a city street is formed over time from many, many little public sidewalk contacts”, said Jane Jacobs. What people simply refer to as a street or a…
The False Dilemma of the “Decorated Shed” The history of architecture has constantly been in a dilemma of aesthetics, which prioritizes the visual appeal of a structure, and ethics, which…
The future of architecture may be closer to its origins than we tend to believe. In an age where the construction industry is being asked to build faster, cheaper, and…
There is something quietly unsettling about modern cities. We live closer to one another than any other generation before us, yet we tend to be the most isolated generation as…
Few books sit at the intersection of two very different subjects that influence the day-to-day world on a huge scale. For all those readers with an architecture background who also…
Listening to the old lores and tales of civilizations has led to the realization of unforgiven horrors of the partially demolished or abandoned structures caused by human race. From Nalanda…
The Sanskari Nagri, Vadodara, is considered the cultural hub of Gujarat for several reasons. Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III, the then ruler of Baroda state, was the first to bring…
Project: Concrete Void – Vijay Transtech Factory Architect: Sameep Padora & Associates Location: Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, India Built Area: 2,000 sq.m. Year of Completion: 2018 Status: Built Design Team: Sameep Padora,…