Situated on a lively public square, adjacent to a working-class neighbourhood, which directly overlooks the historic Rotunda da Boavista in the heart of present-day Porto, is the Casa da Musica…
Background Anfu Lu in Shanghai’s French Concession is one of the busiest areas with a culture of café, retail and residential life. The tree-lined streets of old colonial buildings are…
Glenside is a unique, mixed-use urban development set within tree-lined streetscapes, public spaces and close to shopping, schools, public transport and the Adelaide CBD. Designed as inclusive and diverse, this…
With the new myriad changes in material technology and computer-aided design tools, contemporary style in architecture has been evolving since the early 1950s. Every architect and designer has started developing…
High-rise buildings emerged during the 1960s as an important building typology to address the developing requirement for expanded density in downtown areas. This structural arrangement planned to give the greatest…
“Home is a notion that only nations of the homelessness fully appreciate and only the uprooted comprehend.” ― Wallace Stegner In India, approximately 4 million people are homeless and 65…
A uniquely standing glass structure, in the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile’s campus in Santiago, was designed by architect Alejandro Aravena (with Charles Murray, Alfonso Montero and Ricardo Torrejón) to…
Marked as UNESCO’s First World Heritage site, Ahmedabad has a long alley of buildings ranging from ancient to very modern. Ever since its existence for over 600 years, it has…
In the mid-20th century, a wave of concrete fortresses spread from Western Europe to the rest of the world. With their emphasis on imposing forms and raw materials, this style…
The architecture of India is rooted in its history, culture, and religion. Along with that, there are many ancient stories that influence our cultures. Here are examples of historical buildings…
Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886) is one of only a handful of architects with a style named after him: Richardsonian Romanesque, all rock-faced granite, deep-set arches and massive quiet power. In…
What is a structural marvel? Can a structure which is neither the highest, nor the largest, nor the first, still be a marvel? Iconic ancient Indian buildings like the Taj…