“Art is necessary so that man should be able to recognize and change the world. But art is also necessary by virtue of the magic inherent in it.” These words…
Author Christopher Alexander was born in Vienna in 1936, where he was raised in the United Kingdom. He began his chemistry and physics studies before moving to Cambridge’s mathematics and…
First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around only works sometimes. -Jan Gehl The 80-year-old Danish architect focuses on the idea of people-centric urban design in his book…
“The walk from my apartment in Greenwich Village to my studio in Tribeca takes about twenty minutes, depending upon the route and whether I stop for a coffee and the Times. Invariably,…
Johan Van Lengen is not just an Architect. He build a community, with her wife Rose in 1987, The Brazilian community of Centro de Technolgia Intutive e Bio- Architectura (TIBA)…
Interest in place and local meaning is universal. The discipline of the study site is geography. Geographers study place from two main perspectives: place as place, a unit in a…
Introduction to the book and the author | Shirish Beri Who are we? A combination of our life experiences or are we the places we visit, people we meet, and…
A well-regarded literary figure in contemporary Japanese literature, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki’s work juxtaposes notions of Japanese and Western tradition. Other common themes of his writings range from sexuality to domestic dynamics…
“How to Study Public Life” by Jan Gehl is one of the most cited works by academicians, researchers and practitioners in the fields of social studies, urban planning and human-responsive…
Authored by a bestselling “writer who draws,” Austin Kleon is the creator of ‘Steal like an Artist, amongst other novels. Born in Ohio, Kleon acquired a Bachelor of Philosophy in…
The book’s title is ‘The Concise Townscape,’ and Gordon Cullen is the author. He was a well-known urban planner and architect from England who played a significant role in the…
Delhi is one of the oldest surviving cities in the world. Various rulers came and marked their authority through various artistic expressions, especially architecture. It has gone through various significant…
