Indo-Saracenic Architecture is an amalgamation of Indian traditional architecture and Indo-Islamic Architecture along with Neo-Gothic and Neo-Classical styles of 19th Century Britain. ‘Saracen’ means Muslim/Arabic-speaking people – this term was…
Today, if we look at any wallpapered, upholstered, placed, plumped, and hooked innards of a heritage building, we know its history. There is a reverence amongst innovators for the art…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has been working with countries around the world through the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage to recognize…
The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘heritage’ as ‘property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance, ‘valued things such as historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations, and ‘relating…
Just as colors add a unique touch to any artwork, intangible cultural traditions add an extraordinary irreplaceable touch to every country. Heritage is the greatest narrator to impart stories or…
The rookery building is a historic office building located in the Chicago loop. Designed by architects Daniel Burnham and John Wellroot of the firm Burnham and root, this Rookery building,…
The old yacht club, formerly known as the royal Bombay yacht club, was founded in 1846 in Colaba. It was initially envisioned to be one of the premiere gentlemen’s clubs…
Materials palette – ‘No political power lasts forever. Whether Persian, Indian, or Roman, every empire in history broke down for certain obvious causes.’ (Priyadarshini, n.d.) The decline of the Mauryan…
Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, was destroyed and rebuilt seven times during its five-thousand years of history. It is known as a city of contrasts. In contrast, through cultural…
Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has a demographic of 206 million people and Africa’s largest market by population, preceded by Ethiopia and Egypt, which have populations of 110 million…
Cultural Heritage is a crucial factor in the process of authenticity and identity-forming, it is the self-identification of people. A bridge between the generations, it is not a thing or…
Leonardo Vinci was an artist who spent his life learning unique things, curiously like a child. He lived like a Renaissance man observing and devising skills all the time. He…