First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around only works sometimes. -Jan Gehl The 80-year-old Danish architect focuses on the idea of people-centric urban design in his book…
As per the Oxford dictionary, perspective is the art of three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface to give the right impression of their height, width, depth and position. This is…
Introduction “Architecture should make us feel different; if not, engineering should be enough.” – Architect Daniel Libeskind. Architecture is a way of expression, the expression of an individual and the…
Aedas’s Central Reclamation Urban Design Study landscape project in Hong Kong, PRC was completed in 2008. The master plan includes a landscaping, urban design, and architectural plan of the downtown…
The people who are always just there doing day-to-day milieu such as watering plants, washing cars, sweeping leaves, cleaning roads, and engaging in a wide range of chores go unnoticed. …
Perspective shift – Architectural education has helped us evolve by changing the way we behold buildings. It has broadened our minds to open up to nouvelle perspectives. Perspective comes into…
The idea of ‘my place’ is a very personal and inward subject for everyone. It is a human perspective and also etiquette to be particular with the type of space…
Street furniture has been used as a term for collective objects and pieces of equipment installed along roads, streets, and public spaces for various purposes. When we talk about street…
While strolling through the local streets and communities, we glance at the surface-level visuals. There is no effort to look into the idea and concepts behind this. But after keenly…
Harini Nagendra is a professor of ecology at Azim Premji University and a well-known public speaker and writer on issues of nature and sustainability. She is internationally recognised for her…
An overview Trying to scrutinize whether architecture is being whirled by a person’s life and culture or vice versa. Because like architecture no other profession can change a person’s perspective…
The commonest of all urban forms in the world is the city. The city has been in documented existence since the times of the Harappan Civilization, and it has developed…
