The Story and Philosophy of Daniel Libeskind Renowned for projects like the Jewish Museum Berlin(1999) and World Trade Center masterplan (2003), Daniel Libeskind is a Polish American architect, designer, and…
Life in a Shoebox Step inside a tiny apartment, and the first thing you notice is how quickly the room runs out. The bed folds into the wall. The desk…
Have you ever felt completely alone in a city of millions? It’s a strange modern paradox. We’re all more connected than ever, with thousands of online friends, but that sense…
Architektin is a brutal confrontation with architecture. The series deals with the everyday dilemma of architects’ choices for them or for their client. This series flashes light on the architect’s…
According to data from the PIB Economic Survey 2023–24, approximately 40 million Indian students enrol in higher education each year. Many students choose their accommodations because of their reasonably priced…
Devastating wildfires have swept across Los Angeles, leaving behind ruined housing stock, deformed neighborhoods, and uprooted landscapes. The slow, expensive, and labor-intensive traditional rebuilding methods are struggling to keep pace…
Earlier, architecture and design were male-dominated fields, and to this day, the scenarios haven’t changed much due to ongoing social challenges. This continuous historical bias in design in terms of…
The 21st-century city is shaped by the spread of so-called slums. UN-Habitat states that more than a billion people live in these communities around the world, and they represent almost…
A city, after all, is more than just an assemblage of buildings, roads and infrastructure. It is an organism that lives and breathes, a vibrant fabric of the everyday reality,…
The physical environments people inhabit directly shape societal opportunities and the quality of life. For most city dwellers, the urban landscape evokes admiration for its energy and iconic sights. Yet,…
In 2024, there were 393 recorded natural disasters worldwide, which resulted in approximately 16.5 thousand deaths, 167 million people affected and economic loss of nearly US$242 billion. As per the…
Old-trendy malls, those huge, concrete, fortress-like temples of consumption, are all too familiar, dying on the vine as consumers bypass them and head straight to the Internet. However, on a…