In the 20th century, the concepts of Net Zero and sustainability played a significant role in various sectors of society. Right from the innovation of materials to the technology that…
Cities in a Warming World Indian cities are growing at an unsurpassed rate. As populations increase and new developments emerge, old structures often need to be demolished to make way…
Imagine walking through the narrow streets of a city where you can easily touch the walls when you spread your arms. The overhead balconies above your head of ancient houses,…
Memory architecture relates to how a space would leave a mark once stepping into it. The curation of perceiving a space into a memory is a psychological impression that defines…
Stepwells, carvings on the earth’s surface not meant solely for fetching water, form entire buildings that sink several stories below the ground. The stepwells are trenches or rock-cut wells which…
Bhaktapur Durbar Square as a Moving Theatre Crowds often have their own rhythm, composition, and flow. Every space influences the behaviour or movement of people, and the choreography of crowds…
Isn’t it disheartening that these days, in the name of modernism, humans have started constructing plain, unornamented box-like buildings? On the contrary, if we go back to the Malla Era…
What compels a user or designer to traverse a space? Spaces one inhabits or passes by become all the more interesting when a narrative is followed, thereby lending them meaning,…
The built environment reflects our values, our fears, our spiritual convictions, and our social dynamics. Buildings, roads, courtyards, and public spaces speak silently about who we are as a society.…
It is certainly a wondering idea how some religious places, neighborhood gangs, sports teams, music bands and even politicians of the whole lot thrive in and despite situations. It all…
Buildings are like music to our memory lane. Just as music can trigger a certain memory from the past, so can the architecture of a city or a building too.…
Cities speak, not through words but with stone, glass, light and shadow. Every building, street, and public space encodes the priorities, histories, technologies and aspirations of the society that creates…