In a workaday, urbanized world that moves ever more quickly, personal spaces in which one can take a breath and transform are more important than ever. Cities are no longer…
The Indian landscape of Architecture has historically evolved through climate-sensitive planning, local materials, cultural practices, and regional craftsmanship. From courtyard houses and temple complexes to stepwells and street-oriented settlements, architecture…
Urban Theory often arrives in abstraction, diagrams of flows, arrows of capital, and density compressed in numbers. Cities are not systems; they are lived stories. Critical imagination is a practice…
Tashkent is not a city that can be understood in one glance. It is built from many moments in time. Every street, building, and open space carries a memory of…
Indian cities are repositories of diverse layers of history that have been manifested in the architecture of the past. Examples of this are the havelis, industrial sites, colonial structures, religious…
In many cities today, heat is no longer limited to summer afternoons. It lingers on pavements after sunset, radiates from building walls, and settles into streets that feel warmer than…
The Illusion of Publicness The most common understanding of the public space is the space that is open and accessible and shared by everyone. The spaces of the streets, plazas,…
This article reviews the movie One Day (2011) by Lone Scherfig, in which architecture serves as an active element in Emma and Dexter’s emotional lives, shaping their movement, speech, and…
Continuous development and growing economic opportunities are fuelling urban expansion. More than half of the world’s population now resides in cities (Gómez et al., 2020). To stay on par with…
Mental balance is often spoken about as a personal responsibility. We are told to meditate more, exercise regularly, manage stress better, and seek help when overwhelmed. While these are important,…
In today’s fast-growing cities, life often moves faster than the spaces we live in. Buildings rise higher, streets grow busier, and daily routines become tightly packed between concrete walls. In…
Cities today are filled with carefully designed commercial spaces that respond quickly to changing tastes and lifestyles. Cafes, small shops, studios and galleries appear with polished interiors and clear identities,…