Urban design in India has undergone a significant shift over the past two decades, responding to rapid urbanisation, climate change, social equity, and cultural continuity. Sensitive and context-responsive urban design…
In recent years, there has been a trend of conversion – from offices to residential, or demolishing historic buildings into commercial towers. However, the residents who reside in metropolises, around…
Architecture today is constantly undergoing redefining the outline of the box. Global challenges focus on climate change, urbanization, housing crises, and technological disruption—the field where the design is responding with…
In architecture and building conservation, adaptive reuse is a strategy that rethinks and proposes methods to counteract the ageing process and deterioration of old and historic structures. The value and…
India has rapidly evolved over the years, gaining a crucial position on the global stage. This rapid transformation unfolds in the shadows of numerous developing cities. The forgotten infrastructure –…
Descending steeply towards the Mediterranean Sea on a hill, the Kasbah of Algiers is more than a heritage area—it is a living structure, resilient to centuries of civilization, resistance, and…
Oxford dictionary defines a time capsule as “a container storing a selection of objects chosen as being typical of the present time, buried for discovery in the future.” So, essentially,…
Rapid urbanization is a hallmark of the 21st century, with over half of the global population now living in metropolitan areas. This growth brings profitable openings and enhanced living norms…
Although its history is little disclosed, Indian wooden architecture is just as much a tradition as stone and brick ones. For millennia, wood has raged through the religious, civic, and…
Introducing the HUL: Heritage Urban Landscape Urban heritage isn’t just about monuments and mortar, it is the living soul of a space, shaped by its people, their practices, and their…
“If there is one place on the face of Earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the…
More than two thousand years have witnessed the development of temple architecture in India, which is a reflection of local materials, devotional practices, and shifting kingdoms. Each style of architecture…