As some of you might relate, I was also an engineering aspiring kid turned into an architecture student. Although I knew engineering is not my cup of tea yet what…
Ambitious Beginnings The movie starts with the Iconic skyline of Singapore, Marina Bay. the psychology of the start tells us a lot more than is visible on the surface water…
Goa is not unknown to many. Every year crowds throng to Goa, for getaways, experiences, and its magnetism. Goa has its own charm, which is captivating. It can be well…
The Goan temple architecture saw a significant change in the 14th century with the entrance of the Vijayanagara Empire. Numerous exquisite temples were built in Goa under the Vijayanagara Empire,…
Estado Da India | Old Goa The Portuguese rule in Goa started with Vasco da Gama landing at its shores in 1510 and lasted until Goa’s Liberation Day in 1969.…
What are the images that come to your mind when you think of Bollywood movies of the nineties? Mostly they would be a set of images: ostentatious, gilded homes, the…
Architects: RMA Architects Location: Valpoi, Goa, India Architect in Charge: Rahul Mehrotra Area: 1,685.25 sqm Year: 2009 Photographs: Romil Sheth, Rajesh Vora. Courtesy of RMA Architects The Think Tank Retreat,…
The Portuguese, who founded the naval route to India through the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, reigned Goa for more than 400 years before it gained independence in 1961,…
To experience the people and place, the best way is to walk around the streets without any destination. The journey evokes our senses, leading through a memory lane from the…
What is a “Heritage Building”? Where does the heritage, attached to it, come from? Is it necessary for a building tagged as heritage, to have persevered a few hundred years?…
Situated along side a canal lined with coconut trees in the quaint village of Siolim, in North Goa, the Earth House is designed with earthy stone and teak wood textures…
Located in the tropical and sea side state of Goa, in West India, the ‘Sun House ‘ , is designed by the London, Mumbai and Goa based SAV Architecture +…