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.…
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…
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…
The Wave One Building was designed by Brennan Beer Gorman Architects (BBG), New York, an international practice recognized for its sculptural approach to commercial architecture. Known for shaping expressive high-rise…
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…
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…
When we are standing at a busy road intersection, with honks, glaring road lights, concrete, and a continuous flow of screens, we are hardly aware of our bodies asking us…
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…
Coastal regions worldwide experience anomalous sea-level rise, erosion, and shifting of coastlines due to capricious climate change, which is primarily driven by anthropogenic interference. This, in turn, leads to ocean…
Scandinavia, known for its overall urban environment and sustainable practice, has developed many innovative ideas for architecture and designs within this decade. In spite of facing rapid urbanization, these cities…