Architecture extends beyond the art of designing, it is of great significance because it reveals how spaces, buildings and urban plans influence, and reflects social relations and ideologies. India’s architectural…
Social housing is about more than the shelter itself. It’s about the little things. A place to drink coffee and watch nature. A place to sit down and read a…
Rest infrastructure and small-scale urban design describe dedicated spaces within the built environment for rest, recovery and play. Examples include public seating such as benches and parklets, and recreational green…
How do you feel when you move through your city? Are you comfortable in the spaces around you? Do you and the people around you have the freedom to sit,…
Buildings have always shaped behaviour. Now designers are asking a more precise question: what happens inside a brain when it enocunters a room? Walk into the wrong room and your…
Words and images from books, letters, and movies have the ability to evoke emotions and feelings in us; this is the main reason for the continued presence of these art…
The three necessities of living are food, clothing and shelter. While those are the basic physical needs for survival, mental needs- those that drive human beings to live socially and…
Neurodivergence is a term that is often misunderstood. To be neurodivergent, or to experience neurodiversity, means having neurological conditions that differ from the societal standard of normality (Mitchel Wall). Currently,…
A Neurodivergent- friendly space is not just about physical accessibility or simplifying architecture – it’s about designing with empathy for the many ways people experience the world. The concept of…
As Jean Piaget states, “Children learn by being active participants with the environment. Children initiate the activities they use to learn. Children construct knowledge for themselves in response to their…
Chennai’s urban environment is shaped by recurring cycles of disturbance, including monsoon flooding, cyclones, extreme heat stress, water scarcity, coastal erosion, and large-scale displacement driven by infrastructure development. These overlapping…
Placemaking Starts With People In architecture today, Placemaking has moved from being a conference buzzword to a design philosophy that genuinely matters. It is the point where buildings step aside…