Ben van Berkel is the co-founder and principal architect at UN Studio, an international network of specialists in architecture, urban development, and infrastructure based in the Netherlands. The office, which…
Our cities are transforming rapidly, the causes could be unaccountable developments due to changes in infrastructure, advancements in technology or changes in other planning policies due to any national or…
Architecture has always been a mirror of the creative, engineering and technological prowess of a community over a period of time. But as we move along into the 21st century,…
The word ‘antique’ comes to mind while talking of architecture in China. Stone tiled roofs, symmetrical layouts of buildings, wide courtyards, and Feng-Shui, of course. But Beijing’s several displays of…
Hotel Plesnik is a boutique family hotel found in the heart of a nature park, boasting a tradition spanning over eighty years. Its exceptional location at the end of a…
Renowned as the fashion capital of the world, Milan is the economic centre of Italy thanks to several international events and fairs, including Milan Fashion Week and the Milan Furniture Fair, which are…
Hafeez Contractor, an architect, born in India to a Parsi family, received a scholarship to have graduated with his masters from Columbia University. After his apprenticeship with his uncle Khareghat,…
This small residential project is located near Frank Lloyd Wright’s Yamamura residence in Hyogo pref. Japan. The house sits in between two rivers enabling the house free from using any…
The project occupies the interior of a historical city block where buildings from different identities and periods coexist. There are two industrial buildings and a convent that has been used…
Cairo, Egypt’s lounging capital city, flourished along river Nile. On one side of the river, downtown Cairo is the modern development that is dominated by luxury hotels, and a skyline…
Architecture is the technical cousin of the visual arts and like them, its success is based on the principle of “Compelling Imagery”. While it may be worth a thousand words,…
At first, glance, though both Indian Classical Dance and Architecture can be perceived as art forms, there doesn’t seem to be much else in common between the two. In Classical…