Complementary contrast while framing the time. Premabhai Hall was designed by B.V Doshi and was constructed post-independence in India when rapid change took place to forge its independent identity and…
Refurbished in 2023 by Brazilian architectural firm RUA 141 Arquitetura, the JB apartment is located in a building from the 70s in the Jardins neighbourhood of São Paulo. The residing…
The Platform, 2019, director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s debut feature, is a potent allegory for power dynamics, societal hierarchy, and human behaviour. The film acts as a case study exploring this societal…
Khizar Farooq, a young Pakistani architect who began his career in 2014 at the design division of the company Farooq & Associates, is passionate about designing structures that may age…
True, all trends are indirect, and what was formerly considered old and obsolete is getting new and ultramodern again through fashion, music, art, and, overall, armature. From the mid-20th century,…
Le Corbusier’s prolific body of work is a wonder for anyone who studies it. The Swiss-born architect constructed many innovative buildings worldwide and conceived numerous essential urban development plans. His…
When the British Raj ended on the Indian subcontinent, Bangladeshi architect Muzharul Islam said, “Independence brings in the greatest opportunity for a nation to express its thoughts, talent and energy….…
London is England’s and the United Kingdom’s capital and largest city. It is located on the Thames River in southeast England. London, being one of the world’s major cities, has…
Modernism evolved as an outcome of the industrial revolution in Europe and America and gained widespread critical acclaim in the 1900s. In Asia, the 1900s saw countries obtain freedom from…
Alaskan Architectural Overview There’s a common misconception about Alaskan building, sorry to burst someone’s bubble – but igloos are not a common sight in Alaska. The natural beauty of Alaska…
Arguably one of Ballard’s most iconic novels, High-Rise is centered around the occurrences in a newly built London tower block. It explores the gradual transgression of the building’s residents, encouraging…
Present-day radioactive Galapagos Islands to the biologists working in the area, Pripyat was once home to about 50,000 people who had dedicated their lives to the possibility of a working…