Urban theory can be a debatable topic of study due to how and why cities are analysed and studied. Urban studies, over the years, have accumulated knowledge from various theories…
In cities that often feel like concrete mazes which are restless, fast, and disconnected, urban agriculture grows as an act of quiet resistance. It is the simple, timeless gesture of…
Having thoughts on a matter is inherently subjective, especially in the world of design, where there’s rarely a clear right or wrong. But this very subjectivity often leads to sharp…
There is a masterpiece in each city that combines the engineering of contemporary times with the majesty of antiquity. Similarly, one of Europe’s magnificent and great architecture, Antwerpen Central Railway…
Curling through clusters of trees, within the dense urban fabric of Mumbai, the Micro Forest Trail at Malabar Hill, officially the ‘Nisarga Unnat Marg’, emerges as a quiet intervention that redefines…
Children are such busybodies; every place needs to be explored, every object to be touched and felt. Exploration is a large part of a child’s play. Colours become one of…
Language is more than a system of communication; it’s a worldview, a way of perceiving space, time, and even beauty. When languages vanish, we lose not just words, but unique…
Most people believe that cities are the hubs of the contemporary economy. As a result, cities are primarily organized rigidly to maximize employment and achieve realistic, logical, predetermined goals, with…
Space architecture is defined as the design and construction of habitable environments in outer space or based on other celestial bodies. Unlike architecture on Earth, it corresponds to extreme conditions,…
The Kanadukathan Chettinad Palace, constructed by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar in 1912, subverts the very meaning of what constitutes a palace. Unlike Rajasthan’s forts or the durbars of Mysore, it…
The 21st-century human in urban environments is a culmination of fast-paced living, rapid movements, and efficient working; more often than not, a straight point A to point B journey. However,…
Lina Ghotmeh, a Paris-based architect, has been appointed to convert the historic home of Uzbek educator and reformer Usmon Khodjaev in Bukhara into the Jadids’ Legacy Museum, a cultural initiative…