Impact of vernacular traditions, social living patterns on mass housing projects for low-income families and poor communities. This article discusses how two distinct architects – B.V.Doshi and Laurie Baker worked…
The Lunuganga Estate located in Bentota, Sri Lanka, epitomises a sincere intersection between architecture as a physical discipline and its role as a custodian of hospitality memory. Architecture goes beyond…
I grew up in Delhi, surrounded largely by plain concrete buildings. Whenever I visited Rajasthan to see my grandparents, it felt as though I had stepped into another world altogether.…
When raging waters tear through towns during flash floods, what determines survival is not just nature’s fury but how we choose to build against it. Flash floods devastate hundreds of…
The Shift in How Architects Design The field of architecture tends to keep changing continuously as much as its tools, yet there are tools that enhance efficiency, as well as…
In architecture, we define materials through their physical properties: the robustness of concrete, the tensile strength of steel, or the tangible weathering of wood. Our approach to the materials of…
India marks 78 years of complete Independence, where multiple architectural icons, along with multiple western inspired architecture-built structures, can be seen built in the country. But the main factor that…
Architecture creates spaces, walls, and a roof for inhabitation. The story does not end there. Once humans realised that they could construct streets, shelters, and settlements for habitation, their thoughts…
The Illusion of Publicness The most common understanding of the public space is the space that is open and accessible and shared by everyone. The spaces of the streets, plazas,…
Whenever one wishes to see and understand a civilisation, they do it through looking at their architectural pieces. These buildings and sites hold memories of times long gone by, engineering…
Vernacular Architecture Vernacular Architecture is a type of architecture that is indigenous to the climate, culture, and available resources and has evolved over generations. It is characterized by its reliance…
Mumbai’s flyovers were conceived as infrastructural solutions, swift responses to congestion, inefficiency, and a city perpetually in motion. Yet, over decades, they have evolved into something far more complex. Rising…