Cities rarely remember themselves all at once. More than historical accounts, they quietly do so through their living fragments. A familiar street, a festival, an evening prayer, or a building…
Remember the 2006 cinematic classic The Holiday? In a desperate bid to escape their messy personal lives, an LA movie-trailer producer swaps her automated, sleek glass mansion for a cramped,…
Nestled in the inner roads of Manipal, Karnataka, an open-air living museum lies in wait. Established in 1997 and still an active centre of heritage restoration, Hasta Shilpa offers a…
Every day we walk by dozens of buildings and don’t really see them. A local school, a bus stop, a small terraced house or an old post office can often…
“When was the last time you admired a building because someone cared enough to fix it instead of replacing it?” Architecture has always celebrated creation. Magazines showcase a gleaming facade,…
“Buildings, like books, are filled with stories. When their original story comes to an end, architects are faced with a choice: to preserve its narrative, retell it or rewrite it…
There is a popular saying that walls have ears. If that is true, perhaps they also have a soul. That is why every old house feels as though it is…
Walk into an old courtyard house just after the rain. The walls breathe quietly, the floors remain cool beneath bare feet, and the air carries the earthy fragrance of lime…
Pritzker Award, the highest award an architect can receive. It is awarded to “starchitects” whose architecture screams for attention and grants a place in stardom. These glamorous buildings are often…
A striking example of ‘Heritage holds Stories’, Ranchi’s Audrey (RMC, 2023) house is a cultural haven and carries an architectural legacy. Built in the year 1855-56 by Captain Hannyington; the…
Cinema, at its most architecturally literate, does not merely use space as backdrop — it interrogates it. Dashavatar (2025), the Marathi suspense thriller directed by Shekhar Popatkar, belongs to this…
The city of waterfalls, Ranchi has always been defined by its soothing zephyr, sweeping canopies, and a striking red soil which carries the fragrance of its rich cultural identity. The…