The role of architecture in films and television shows often goes unnoticed. The architecture dictates the narrative of many movies and series. One can easily guess the character’s mood or…
Curating Art Architecture and cinema might seem like two entirely different fields, but the beauty lies in their power to bridge disciplines, connecting people, spaces, time, history, and culture. This…
Architecture trains designers to think beyond objects – to consider space, scale, movement, atmosphere and most importantly, the people who experience them. But what happens when that way of thinking…
In some movies, architecture is scenery, but in others, it plays an important role. Cloud Atlas is one of the movies wherein architecture becomes an expression of time. Directed by…
“What’s out there?” We all have used a map before. We used it to reach our destination. Its digital version is GPS. We use maps to understand where we are…
Elizabeth Ekadashi is a 2014 Marathi film directed by Paresh Mokashi and set in the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur, Maharashtra. The story follows two children, Dnyanesh and Mukta, as their…
What Architects Can Learn from a Film About a World After Humanity A Moment Before the Ruins Imagine this: you are standing in a vast chamber. The ceiling is so…
The opening shot of the series sets the tone for the incredible cinematography captured by Adam Newport-Berra, established in the pilot. The show has its own unique flavour, which sets…
Cities, conventionally, are divided into home, workplace and public spaces – live, work and play. But what happens when these distinctions disappear? You arrive at the plot of a movie…
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves.” – Pico Iyer’s words perhaps describe Karwaan better than anything else: a journey that begins with escape…
What happens when a video game character enters the real world? This film marks a significant advancement for the Hindi film industry and ventures into the superhero sci-fi genre. Because…
Translating a 3000 year old mythological epic of gods, man and everything in between from flesh-devouring giants, mythical underworld shades and witches with transformative powers- into a visual medium in…