For centuries, the architectural brief for a public monument was simple permanence, heroism, and all about heights, something which was used as a symbolic representation or celebration of an individual…
For centuries, architecture as a profession was described as the creation of new, iconic structures on a vacant piece of land. However, during the 21st century, due to rapidly growing…
The book ‘Why Old Places Matter’ by Thompson M. Mayes is one of the few books that gives a voice to old places and tells its readers why they matter.…
With rapid urbanisation and increasing global warming, cities today face an unavoidable problem. They flood during storms and run dry between them. Contemporary construction methods and the approach to make…
Architecture has taken a turnabout from reacting to disaster resilience to actively participating in developing one. Water scarcity is an emerging climatic condition that requires drought-responsive thinking. Designing with drought…
Mother Nature, embodied by the Earth, was bestowed with beautiful dense forest-lands that reached approximately half of the land area, along with other very important landscapes such as deserts, glaciers,…
Rising along the northern coast of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Qal’at al-Bahrain is more than just a defence or military structure; it is a profound archaeological tell of an artificial…
India is witnessing a transformation in its urban face. The ever-expanding cities are striving to accommodate a growing population, rising economic aspirations, and increasing infrastructural needs. The dilemma is between…
Every kingdom and empire has seen its own share of giant walls and protective structures being built for the security of their kingdom. And the Western Chalukyas were no less…
Suomenlinna is one of the world’s most important sea castles, located on a group of islands just off Helsinki in Finland. This amazing location represents centuries of military strategy, political…
Cities between Memory and Change Cities are living organisms. They grow, transform, and continually adapt to accommodate new needs, technologies, and populations. In this ever-changing urban landscape, buildings inevitably age,…
Cities are constantly changing due to economic upheaval, population increase, and infrastructure development. These processes typically result in fragmented, underutilized places known as urban voids. Abandoned industrial sites, vacant plots…