Architecture carries the history of civilisations through the buildings, monuments, and settlements they leave behind. Preserving these structures allows future generations to understand the cultures, knowledge, and construction practices of…
The Silk Road was a patchwork of transcontinental trade routes that connected China with Europe. These interconnected pathways passed through Central Asia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. As…
Throughout history, remarkable civilisations have flourished, such as the Mesopotamians, who thrived between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. Their legacy endures in the architecture and…
Imagine being a visitor to an excavated ancient Byzantine church in Greece. The broken pieces of ancient stones lie scattered on the floor, and mosaics that have long been lost…
On paper tickets, balcony whistles, and a city’s shared memory. There is a particular sound at the ticket window of an old Mumbai cinema. A few notes slide across a…
February 2025. A small crowd gathers in the old city of Mosul to watch a tilted stone spire rise once more over the rooftops. Officials, UNESCO’s Director-General and residents who…
In today’s period of rapid urbanisation, city landscapes are constantly changing to meet people’s growing needs. When a building no longer serves its original purpose, demolition is often the default…
Urban green infrastructure is often framed as a design and planning issue: cities need more parks, trees, wetlands, green corridors, and open spaces to address environmental issues related to global…
A building can survive its original purpose and acquire a meaning that its designers could never have anticipated. The Residency, Lucknow is a striking example. Today, visitors encounter broken masonry,…
Imagine standing inside a building that was completed before your country existed in its present form. The walls have witnessed generations being born, working, worshipping, leaving and returning. The floor…
Some buildings seem to easily survive for centuries, while others struggle to make it through a few decades. The difference does not just lie in how they were built but…
They say without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization. If the memory is demolished for greed, there is not soul left in neither culture…