The Oyo State Cultural Centre sits hidden, almost in isolation, among the thick vegetation atop the Mokola hill. The building isn’t seen until it is seen. As the road climbs…
What Architects Can Learn from a Film About a World After Humanity A Moment Before the Ruins Imagine this: you are standing in a vast chamber. The ceiling is so…
A mesmerising background of white-painted buildings in Greece, while Hrithik & Katrina romance on ‘Meherbaan Hua’ in Bang Bang. It gives a feeling of tranquil love and affection. While Sushant…
Architecture is often discussed through ideas of balance, proportion, and spatial experience. Buildings are expected to create comfort, to organize movement, and to establish a sense of order within the…
Prologue: Narrative Spaces in Cinema “Film is a dream, but in the dream you are wide awake” – Ingmar Bergman Narrative space in cinema is the meticulously constructed, three-dimensional story…
Architecture is never neutral. It organizes movement, spatial organization, distributes power, and frames social life, which influences how people feel and behave. Yet public conversation revolves around appearance: is it…
“May the odds be ever in your favour” A line voiced out at every instant before the Hunger Games and peak moments of battle, dripping in feigned optimism of the…
Boston City Hall (see fig.1) is one of America’s most controversial yet enduring symbols of mid-century Brutalism. (Archeyes, 2024). Completed in 1968 and designed by Kallmann, McKinnell & Knowles. Since…
The 21-story, 91-meter-high Brutalist edifice, the Palika Kendra, is an unmissable feature of New Delhi’s skyline. The building, home to the headquarters of NDMC, or New Delhi Municipal Council, was…
After Independence in 1947, India faced the challenge of not just rebuilding its cities and infrastructure but also shaping a national identity through institutions. Universities, housing, cultural centres, and administrative…
Barbican was built on the ruins of World War II. A city within a city, envisioned to create a new urban identity for Londoners. The Barbican today houses three tower…
When the elevator doors open and you step into the world of Silo, you are not visiting another dystopian set; you are entering a skyscraper. Instead of a building serving…