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…
“Architect ‘drafts up plans’ as new Prime Minister” ”From architect to India’s new PM: A ‘High rise’ to power” ”’Make room’ for PM Architect” Most newspapers profiled Prime Minister Devenka…
Architecture in today’s world is often viewed through a narrow lens of style and functionality, but it truly lies in its capacity to tell a story through its layers and…
Architectural space is never neutral. Is it not about the shelter, aesthetics, or function it provides, but it is always politically shaped. Every street, plaza, and structure is shaped by…
Architecture is a language civilizations have used for centuries to convey their social, economic, and political worldview. The buildings people build say a lot about the people who make them.…
Representation is a growing concept frequently employed in politics and popular culture. Representation refers to the act of presenting or standing for an idea or community. It involves providing a…
Walls as Chronicles of the City’s Soul In the labyrinthine network of our cities, amidst the relentless cacophony of traffic and the everyday shuffle of humanity, lies an alternative narrative…
Architecture communicates social narrative through different forms and spatial arrangements beyond constructing buildings around us. Each structure tells a story about the people’s values, aspirations, creations, and the ideologies behind…
Guillermo del Toro’s ethereally stunning fantasy film Pan’s Labyrinth takes place in the years following the Spanish Civil War. The narrative is told from the perspective of a young child…
The cinematic masterpiece Ponniyin Selvan by Mani Ratnam is a historical monument to the architectural grandeur of the Chola period. The film uses precise set construction combined with computer-generated imagery…
Chinese Artist and Activist Ai Weiwei is known for their active incitive in human rights, as seen in a retrospective in Seattle, as well as the strong visualization for large-scale…
It’s the art of sharing a certain belief system related to morals, myths, and social customs in a creative manner, while Architecture is how we assume built structure as construction…