“Most old cities are now sclerotic machines that dispense known qualities in ever-greater quantities, instead of laboratories of the uncertain. Only the skyscraper offers business the wide-open spaces of a…
Cricket is remarkably a well-known game, undoubtedly one of the most famous of all. It was 1611 when the first instance of cricket being played was referred to. Halfway through…
An architectural project falling between the typology of restoration and redevelopment, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court is an architectural and engineering marvel by Foster + Partners. Redeveloped from an…
The Cotswolds runs through five countries namely Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire and covers an area of almost 800 square miles. There are various areas with their own identity,…
Stanley dock tobacco warehouse is a UNESCO world heritage site located in Liverpool, England. Facing the Stanley dock planned in the 1840s, multiple warehouses were constructed around 1848 to 1855…
For much of its early years, crossing the English Channel was never an easy task. Traversing through the uneven waves on a boat/ferry in harsh chilly circumstances proved to be…
Y Bwthyn Bach is a royal Wendy house within Windsor Great Park in England. The architect who designed this eclectic and neoclassical house is Edmund Morgan Willmott. The Little Cottage:…
Brutalist Architecture, originally surfaced in the middle of the 20th century, as a quick and cost-effective solution to the urban devastation caused by World War II. At first, centered in…
When we hear the word ‘Renaissance’, we think of Michelangelo, Medici, and Italy. Of all the art movements and architectural periods in the world, the Renaissance is one of the…
Townscape Architects York is an England based, RIBA chartered practice firm working out of studios in North Yorkshire. Founded by Nick Silcock, the firm pledges to the values of the…
The first mention of Oxford was in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 912. Due to its location on the River Thames, it became a channel enabling the exchange of goods and…
Leaving a mark on history has been the desire of the greatest since time immemorial. What better than leaving a mark on the sky too. Skyscrapers have been an object…