Heritage and Public buildings – India, as a nation, consists of multilingual, multi-religions and multicultural populations. In India, terms such as diversity, secularism, democracy and customs are used indifferently. These…
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…
St Thomas Cathedral Church located in Mumbai is a magnificently designed heritage monument with a rich 300-year history and a tradition that is still dynamic and relevant today. Sir John Oxinden,…
A neglected area beneath Mumbai’s concrete Senapati Bapat Marg flyover has been transformed into a new community space in Mumbai, filled with amenities, greenery, and a unique visual identity improving…
‘What building does this site really want to see? What is the happiness quotient? What comfort spaces are we about to build? How should we design spaces that have the…
Architecture was not generally considered a profession. The individual who could make the standing structures that did not collapse was called an Architect. As a matter of fact, the term…
Bangalore-based Indian architect Chitra Vishwanath focuses on ecology and sustainability in architecture. She is the principal architect and managing director of Biome Environment Solutions in Bangalore, which has been involved…
Opolis Architects, headed by Sonal Sancheti and Rahul Gore, have been the pioneers in Indian Modernist Architecture for more than twenty years. Based in the fast-paced city of Mumbai, Opolis…
The term “biophilia” was originally used in 1973 by American psychologist Erich Fromm, who described it as an intense love of life and all that is living. Carrying forward Fromm’s…
A world without architecture seems almost unimaginable. Instead of being viewed purely as a discipline, architecture may even be considered a derivative of nature itself. Since the beginning of time,…
Architecture is similar to compositional art in that each component and proportion is carefully chosen and arranged to create a cohesive visual story. A spectator is given a clear idea…
Architecture is not only a tangible art but rather a milestone to emphasize authenticity and identity, besides all the cultural traditions that shape every place’s uniqueness. It is a three-dimensional…