Situated 235 kilometres north-east of Udaipur and 50 kilometres south of Kota, Bhinsorgarh Fort is a central place that is a visual testament to Rajasthan’s rich cultural heritage. Reviving the…
The Things Our Hands Never Forget There is something hauntingly beautiful about the way our hands remember. Long after the world has turned to screens and scrolls, muscle memory holds…
The Ravenscourt Park Hospital, situated near Ravenscourt Park in London, is recognised by architects in the region as the first Modern building in the United Kingdom. Designed by Scottish Architect…
“All architecture experiences are multi-sensory; spatial, material, and dimensional qualities are quantified equally by the eye, ear, nose, skin, tongue, skeleton, and muscle.” – Juhani Pallasmaa Touch a bentwood armrest…
Colour Usage Colours are one of the most salient features of any visual viewed by mankind, a property of an object, material, or space. In design, colour does not just…
The moment that cracks an architect’s worldview rarely happens in a pristine gallery or atop a modernist skyscraper. It often hits in a moment of profound realization, such as on…
Every city has to tell a story, but Mumbai’s story is like a Symphony. It hums through its crowded trains and silent sea faces, through glass towers and old chawls,…
Origins: Port, River, and the Birth of Commerce The Tapti River’s mouth at the Arabian Sea is the point where Surat’s tale starts. The river during those times was an…
Some movies tell stories, while others create entire universes from scratch, resembling surreal oil paintings stitched together with a sense of madness. Tony McNamara’s “Poor Things,” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos,…
Well known as the temple of Fame, Kirti Mandir- cenotaph of the royal Gaekward family, is one the most stunning buildings built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekward III; during the Raj…
The Idea of Everyday Heritage When the word ‘Heritage’ comes to mind, the images of popular forts, temples, and monuments come to mind. However, it is first important to understand…
In India, architecture is very rarely considered just as a physical fascination. It has always been a negotiation—between the memories and goals, the organized and cluttered, permanence and uncertainty, and…