Venetian’s ancient caffè Florian, the world’s oldest, recently marked its 300th anniversary. The caffè faces ruin because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the magnificent canal city into a…
Invented by a group of artists based in Paris, Impressionism is a 19th-century artistic movement. Edouard Manet is pivotal in shaping the art movement. When we attempt to grasp the…
Evolution… Like a flower that evolves into a tasty fruit, we humans have a lifestyle that evolved from our ancestors. Some things we learn are examples of good practices, and…
Bernard Tschumi’s making of Architecture and Disjunction “Architecturally, if space is the medium for the materialization of theory, is a space the materialization of the architectural concept?” Bernard Tschumi, being…
In a world where architects are barely able to follow a secondary path other than their profession, Rajalakshmi Joshi has done wonders. The lady, who has worked as an architect,…
Streets are more than just a conduit for traffic; they are multi-dimensional public spaces where people’s lives fold and unfold everyday. The importance of walkability goes beyond pleasurable evening strolls and…
Adaptive reuse is when a building that is obsolete or unused, is restored and repurposed for a different purpose. For example, reusing a colonial villa into a modern-day cafe by…
“Architecture arises out of our need to shelter the human animal in a spatial environment and to enclose the social animal in a group space. In this sense architecture serves…
Since Turkey is a big country, I felt the need to write a second travel article. In my previous article, I added the places you must see in Istanbul, Izmir,…
Oh! How beautiful and joyous this space is, it radiates so much positivity, says a commoner is praising a built form. It indeed is, but the circulation of the design…
India has ceaselessly witnessed unprecedented powers like the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, and the Britishers, and their influences on culture, beliefs, art, music, architecture, etc. The nation has always been…
Throughout history, architecture has been a representation of our society and way of living. Humans have evolved from living in naturally formed shelters to living in constructed environments. As social…