Urban design is defined as “the manipulation of the physical environment” by the late University of Washington Professor Meyer Wolfe. Urban design pursues multiple objectives for multiple clients i.e. the…
Can sensitive urban planning and the use of “slow” architecture help slow down the fast-paced lifestyles in metro cities? The relationship between the pace of life and urban planning has…
World’s Best Cities – A city is a result of urban sprawl. It grows and develops according to its people. Cities must progress with time to accommodate the current times…
Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai, is one exemplary work by the masterminds of humanity. It is the world’s tallest building and an incomparable feat of design and construction. It has…
The bank of the Tagus river is shaped by the silhouette of the capital city of Portugal, a city creeping through its vistas, a city where the streets are narrow…
Cities are symbolic of man’s victory over his past conquests. The conquests at large refer to ingenious inventions, historic triumphs, or even a sense of territorial conquest for security. The…
Cities have played an important role since the industrial revolution started. People migrate leaving their homes and move to a little shelter to earn their bread. Some people leave their…
Urban migration is unstoppable Urban migration has spiked in recent years. By 2050, two-thirds of our population would be in cities, says UN DESA. Urban areas provide opportunities and improved…
Understanding and improving urban spaces have become an inevitable part of planning cities in the 21st century. Architects and urban designers are constantly trying to identify patterns of growth in…
“I believe the successful city is like a fabulous party. People stay because they are having a great time” – Amanda Burden Amanda Burden, 77, is an American urban planner and…
The city famous for sweets, primarily gazak, is located on the fertile banks of the river Ganges and Yamuna. The town situated in western Uttar Pradesh has a very rich…
The Image of the City had set out to become the American urban planner, Kevin Lynch’s, most influential works in the twentieth century. A product of five endeavouring years of research…