A woman gets down from the local train at Andheri station at 8:30 a.m., keeping one hand on her handbag while she uses the other to lift her kurta as…
For much of history, life has been organised into a simple sequence of spaces – home, work, and everything in between. It became routine: waking up in one place, travelling…
At night, big cities can look almost overflowing with life: apartment windows glow above busy roads, trains carry strangers shoulder to shoulder, and cafés remain busy long after sunset. And…
For a long time, architecture has served a singular purpose: to create shelter from wilderness. Concrete, steel and polished glass are put together to protect humans from wind, rain and…
A city is more than hard concrete, tall buildings, and skylines; it is the warmth, the conviviality, and the human connection that give it its true essence. Strangers meeting at…
Densification of cities is not a new phenomenon. Cities emerge, cities grow, and cities die. Jane Jacobs, in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, argues that…
In places such as Gurgaon, the sky opened up, and in a short time the city ended up being underwater. The heavy rainfall caused traffic on the roads, left stranded…
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves.” – Pico Iyer’s words perhaps describe Karwaan better than anything else: a journey that begins with escape…
The Everyday Experience We Rarely Design For Waiting consumes more time from our lives than most people think, but it is not really regarded as an experience in architecture. Waiting…
Walking is probably the oldest and simplest form of movement. Almost everyone, regardless of age, profession, or income, becomes a pedestrian at some point during the day. Yet in many…
Regenerative urbanism is a planning approach that treats the city as a living ecosystem rather than a machine to be optimised. Though conventional sustainability strives to limit harm, regenerative urbanism…
India is in an interesting space when it comes to property. NoBroker, a real estate platform without the middleman, reported that 53% of those aged 25-34 prefer renting long-term, compared…