Historic settlements in India have generally relied on an intricate understanding of geography, climate, spirituality and culture to develop architecture. While modern developments tend to be divorced from their surrounding…
The recent unveiling of a newly built grand mosque in Riyadh by X Architects marks an interesting turn of events in the architectural language of modern Islamic architecture. This comes…
The built environment reflects our values, our fears, our spiritual convictions, and our social dynamics. Buildings, roads, courtyards, and public spaces speak silently about who we are as a society.…
Paris’ Grand Palais captured by Paul Clemence Visual art installations serve as a multidimensional interactive forum, capable of engaging users and activating the surrounding space. A compelling example is the…
Kashi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and encompasses a unique conjunction of nature, ritual, and urban form. Here, the sacred is not relegated to…
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…
From the post-industrial and World War era to today in the 21st century, we have seen a significant commercialization and commodification of various fields and sectors to keep pace with…
Community can be defined as a group of people coming together with specific characteristics they share as a commonality. Similarly, architecture amalgamates the science and the art of designing and…
“There is no architecture without an epoch translated into space.”*(Marx* – Mies van der Rohe Stand at the entrance to Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute, and one is confronted with a…
Where Land Meets Stillness Along the western coast of India, the sun glides gently into the Arabian Sea, its fading light weaving through crowns of coconut palms. In Gokarna, time…
The Amar Narayan Temple is located in Ason Tole, Ward No. 02, Tansen Municipality. It is one of the most important heritage sites in Palpa. Built in 1807 BS by…
Language is more than a system of communication; it’s a worldview, a way of perceiving space, time, and even beauty. When languages vanish, we lose not just words, but unique…