Architects make for some of the most intriguing protagonists in literature and cinema. Their depiction typically portrays them as outwardly ambitious, confident, and driven individuals, yet inwardly conflicted and troubled…
The House of Stories is a literary marvel designed by Mathew and Ghosh Architects and located in the heart of Bengaluru, where the city’s vibrant narratives converge. The home, which…
Memories can be a melodious hum in one’s ears and most times we just don’t want that hum to stop. It’s a lane that guides us into a familiar abyss…
The most remarkable stories ever created are the ones that have left a deep impact on their readers. This impact comes in varying forms – the plot might be exceptional,…
What is Fictional Architecture? The conception of a work of fiction entails the fabrication of an imaginary world. Fiction is any creative work, which tells a story, often one, which…
This is the rawest essence of Ken Follet’s 1st book in the Kingsbridge series. During tumultuous times, when faith, religion and man’s constant rift with family comes together, a unique dynamism…
Cinema is a discipline that has the opportunity to present all the predictions imagined to human life. It includes immense variety with its conceptual objects in several fields. It often…
As the world continues to urbanize, cities get denser. The densification of cities makes them an epicentre of millions of stories. One way to portray these stories from around the…
Review of Inception – “Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it’s almost impossible to eradicate.” – Inception, 2010 The most powerful force in the universe is an…
Through the lens: Architecture as a co-star in dystopian cinema 1927 – 2012, Fenesan Oriana is a paper written in the year 2016 submitted in support of a course (History…
‘Invisible Cities’, by Italo Calvino is a book, which is necessarily found on the bookshelf of every architect. It is a marvelous collection of out of the box, descriptions of utopian, and…
Since the early 20th century, through anime: one can deep dive into thought-provoking scenarios to get a glimpse of the complex environmental problems, social issues, ecological issues, personal development, cityscapes,…