A firm’s brand is often synonymous with its building style in the traditional architecture market. We recognise a Doshi by its use of natural materials, or a Mies by its…
World Cities Day, observed on October 31, as recognised by the United Nations, is an opportunity to promote sustainable urban development around the world. On World Cities Day in 2024,…
While discussing education, this particular quote by Albert Einstein always comes to mind: “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Education is…
Cities can be described as moulded on what can be seen. Streets, facades, people, skylines. However, there are forces that influence urban life that are not exactly visual. They come…
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…
Salone del Mobile, Milano has launched a new, multi-year strategy named Slone Contract, aimed at highlighting the growing field of contract offering for large-scale projects. This strategy is designed mainly…
The Soviet city was conceived as a spatial manifestation of ideology, but functioned in practice as an environment shaped by compromise, adaptation, and everyday use. Decades after the dissolution of…
Kashi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and encompasses a unique conjunction of nature, ritual, and urban form. Here, the sacred is not relegated to…
Retrofitting is often introduced into architectural discourse through necessity rather than intent. Buildings must consume less energy, meet evolving regulations, and respond to changing patterns of occupation. In this framing,…
Asian megacities are growing vertically as much as they are horizontally, driven by extreme density, acute land scarcity, and rapid urbanisation. As a result of these challenges, traditional ground-level park…
In many South American cities, rapid urbanization during the 20th century has led to urban segregation, unstructured development, and overloaded infrastructure. Instead of mimicking car-focused models seen elsewhere, cities such…
The sheer growth of the present-day city indicates that the Sarai Shahji Mahal was standing even before there was a city in Delhi, more than 300 years ago. Located close…