Located adjacent to the French-German border in Eastern France sits the city of Strasbourg. The city is situated in the historically and culturally rich region of Alsace. Due to this…
Mosques, a constant sign of Islamic architecture, have stood as landmark architectural masterpieces since time immemorial. These religious structures offer a place for Muslims to gather, reflect, pray and celebrate…
A massive wave of urbanization is taking over our planet as we know it today. The word “urban” gained gravity in the last century. It paved the way for prospering…
Architecture has been in practice since the dawn of time. All the species on earth have been conforming themselves to a haven, either deliberately or latently. One can only speculate…
The stories around the town planning of the Harappan architecture of the Indus valley civilization, the spatial perceptions of the rock-cut temples of the north, rows of sandstone Havelis in…
The City of Merv in Turkmenistan: a city stuck in time, untethered from modern influence and one with a rich history, but now, barren, deserted land with minimal human presence.…
Not everyone takes notice of the significance that architecture has in our lives. Through time it has intricately woven itself into our very being but we hardly take notice of…
India is a country with a rich history of culture, art and architecture. What shaped India’s rich history is its rulers over the past centuries and the architecture of their…
“An Architectural Style is an expression of an attitude and an idea about the meaning of life.” Architectural history is as long as the history of humanity in general. The…
Throughout history, there have been many designers who have contributed to the field significantly. Some of them are remembered and revered, while some have been forgotten. In the latter case,…
The story of Chinatown is the story of an old, immigrant neighborhood. It is a locality intricately woven into the fabric of the city of San Francisco, bounded by Broadway,…
Even with a very structured economic development plan many countries across Asia have a huge gap between the levels of development of rural and urban sectors. Urbanization, suburban sprawl, industrialization,…