In true poetical fashion, the best and most optimal way to commence a review of The Timeless Way of Building would be by utilizing the note of dedication within the…
“All history is inescapably conditioned by a mode of beholding, and one can no more write an absolute history than one can achieve an absolute architecture.” — Kenneth Frampton Modern…
“This book comes with a bold promise. I, a stranger, welcome you to the world you live in every day.” “As you read what follows, what you know and how…
The Dutch bad-boy Architect, Rem Koolhaas, is arguably one of the biggest names connected to modern, deconstructivist, architecture and discourse. Coming from a strong lineage of renowned architect grandfather, Dirk…
Vincent Van Gogh. John Keats. Oscar Wilde. Galileo Galilei. Johannes Vermeer. What is common among these talented people? Their work was recognized and got its due fame only after their…
Rams- 2018 : “You cannot understand good design if you don’t understand people.” Dieter Rams (Documentary on Rams-Principles of a Good Design) I was briefly acquainted with the works of…
From unknown known spaces to known unknown places, the transition of space to place acquires a very small gap, this gap is the social interaction between human to human and…
Born on the 3rd of May 1931, Aldo Rossi was an extraordinary Italian architect and designer who achieved great recognition in the fields of theory, drawing and architecture. His vast…
“House, Form and Culture essentially said that we cannot just look at what architects do, we must look, for instance, at vernacular design, spontaneous settlements and so on.” — Amos…
Indian cinema has vast and diverse architectural characters in it, which enhances the overall scenic beauty of the movies and it also shows the living styles and the community in…
Engineered Biomimicry is a documentation of a broad range of research papers by various prominent scientists who aim to solve challenges and innovate by learning from nature. The book is…
Published in 1997, Metabolism in Architecture is a collection of the author’s significant works in architecture and theoretical writing from 1960 to 1975. puts light on Japanese culture and architecture. The…