“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” These were the words of the great scientist Albert Einstein. Imagination is an amazing human capability that has promoted the exploratory nature of humans…
After Independence in 1947, India faced the challenge of not just rebuilding its cities and infrastructure but also shaping a national identity through institutions. Universities, housing, cultural centres, and administrative…
From the morning routine to evening dinner, a person spends the majority of their time indoors. Upon spending so much time indoors, the space begins to affect the behaviour of…
The modern world edges multiple programs that are always in a rush to progress at any cost, including modern working techniques. The idea of ditching the traditional working pattern and…
Cities speak constantly. By flickering lighting, reverberant corridors, honking streets, pavements, and cluttered doorways, the constructed environment sends surging waves of sensory data. This background noise is familiar to many…
Urban planning is a complex task that necessitates the collection of data across multiple dimensions. With the rapid urbanisation, it has become crucial to integrate AI technology in urban planning…
For a long time, landscapes were not always seen as resources to be extracted or managed. They were lived with, feared, respected, and often worshipped. Rivers were not just water…
Urbanization is one of the most significant trends of the 21st century. By 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities. But what does this shift…
Cities were once learned slowly, through repetition, through memory, through mistakes. It was reimagined again and again, questioned again and again and gone through so many trials to become what…
Urban design used to be influenced by visible aspects. The urban imaginary is dominated by plans, sections, skylines and street grids that dominate the assessment and imagining of cities. But…
Indian cities are repositories of diverse layers of history that have been manifested in the architecture of the past. Examples of this are the havelis, industrial sites, colonial structures, religious…
The cities offer opportunities to grow; thus, the future of urban centres needs to be reimagined. Urban spaces encompass buildings, infrastructure, the service sector, employment opportunities, and high population density.…