When architectural design was floating in the streams of cold, bloodless calculations of the human mind, it was a philosophy birthed from the fevered palpitations of the human heart. The…
Spatial Recall: Memory in Architecture and Landscape is an interdisciplinary collection of essays, edited by Marc Treib. The book investigates how built environments and landscapes record, store, and transmit human…
Intentional designer Some designers are intentional in what they create, and their approach to designing is inclusive. Erika Pekkari is one such designer whose work reflects her connection with bold…
“Integration of the old and new is not a design challenge for us… they both find a distinct place in our design process.” – Sonali Rastogi (Godrej GBCS, 2015) Sonali…
The shape of a building is not simply a form that appears in an architect’s mind. It is shaped by legal standards and frameworks that guide the first steps of…
As architecture gradually descended into obsession with harmonised forms, unyielding permanence, rigid orders, Vitruvian symmetries, and the glass-curtained grids of modernism, an emerging mind from America’s suburbs rejected that discipline…
Aura Venckunaite is a Chicago-based architect and educator whose work connects architecture, fashion, and material culture. She holds both her bachelors and master’s degree in architecture from the University of…
Architecture shapes societies but also mirrors the values of those who build it. Few contemporary architects are able to capture this relationship in such a holistic manner. Sumita Singha, for…
Design – Planning, Design solutions, and philosophy The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Home to roughly 550 faculty members, 8,000 students, and 1,250 support staff spread across 250 hectares of…
Architecture is often considered a field-based profession: tight schedules, construction sites, design decisions, client meetings, material selection and progress oversight. For so long we have glorified the image of an…
Movie Name – Ankhon Dekhi (2014) Director – Rajat Kapoor Star Cast – Sanjay Mishra, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Pahwa. Maya Sarao In a world where films often rely on spectacle…
In a world increasingly dominated by digital noise and busy schedules, the concept of “mindfulness” is often relegated to the domain of meditation software and yoga retreats. However, in the…