A Review: Glimpse of Indian Traditional Houses The book “Glimpse of Indian Traditional Houses” by Anup Kumar Prasad, Ajay Chourasia, and Surender Kumar Negi seeks to provide the readers with…
Origins of a Legacy Brand (1931 Beginnings) Kokuyo Camlin Ltd. is a story of strength, creativity, and strong emotional attachment. It is a large competitor in the stationery and art…
Vadodara is a city widely renowned as the “Sanskar Nagri” — the city of culture and civilization. It has offered patronage to artists since its erstwhile days as a princely…
Jameel Arts Centre (fig.1), a signifying case study for minimal yet out-of-the-ordinary design in the UAE, caters to cultural art with a natural connection. The building is designed by UK-based…
Frank Gehry is not merely an architect; he is a brand in his own right. Few designers have achieved such immediate recognisability, where a single curve, twist, or fragmented surface…
What is the perfect home? How do we locate it? Can it be achieved at all? And if so, what social, geographical and structural borders need to be crossed to…
Architecture in today’s world is often viewed through a narrow lens of style and functionality, but it truly lies in its capacity to tell a story through its layers and…
Indigenous philosophies offer a powerful lens through which contemporary design can be reinterpreted, restructured, and revived in meaningful ways. As global architecture increasingly confronts issues of sustainability, cultural fragmentation, and…
Hotel design today goes beyond decoration; it aims to create a vibe that tells the story, memory, and culture of a place. Designers are embracing hyperlocal storytelling as a creative…
Historic environments embody cultural memory, local identity, and architectural ingenuity. Yet they also exist in a state of perpetual vulnerability to climate change, urbanisation, pollution, overcrowding, and natural ageing. As…
The surrounding built environment usually tells a story, which determines how individuals interact, travel in various environments, or form memories without even realising it. The impact of architecture does not…
It is said that to understand a culture, one must look at its architecture. Architecture is what separates sapience from primitivity. To visualise a world without it is to thus…