If a city could narrate, what would it say? Would it speak about the beauty of its roads, the skyline of its buildings, the rivers that cross its terrain, or…
Cities are often evaluated based on their monumentality, open plazas, boulevards, promenades and landmark buildings. Urban discourse often overlooks the fact that the most meaningful social connections unfold in the…
India’s urban areas are growing at an unprecedented rate. Infrastructure corridors, metro systems, smart city projects, and international real estate investments are rapidly changing city landscapes. At the same time,…
Yichun Lui’s Urban Philosophy Architect Yichun Lui’s approach to urban development is a reflective and restorative process, as the principal architect of the Shanghai-based Atelier Deshaus. The studio has become…
Architecture is both the art and science of creating and shaping places. Spaces serve as vital anchors that shape human experiences. For such a profession, the term non-lieux or “non-places”…
Morning in a contemporary home often begins before its occupants fully wake. Lights brighten gradually, curtains adjust to daylight, and a coffee machine starts without being touched. No switches are…
Cities have been the embodiment of the technologies and values present in a given time. The urban form has followed the growth of innovation of human beings, from the ordered…
Traffic is often treated as a surface-level problem. More vehicles on roads, longer waiting times at signals, and crowded junctions are usually answered with flyovers, road widening, or new lanes.…
Suburbia captures a complicated architectural and social contradiction. It is shaped as an escape from the noise and density of the city, a space meant for calm, privacy, and security.…
The world today is ruled by speed. Everyone around us is running, chasing behind big goals. The fast city life is the new normal. There is always rush, chaos, and…
Military architecture has played a crucial role in the world of architecture; it has historically reshaped structures by constantly evolving through technologies of warfare, shifting political ideologies, and changing understandings…
Are we designing riverfront projects to give precedence to rivers or to enhance social displacement? India’s riverfront projects possess large parcels of land, which have not only given rebirth to…