The most expensive building of its time, the HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong established Norman Foster as a prolific global phenomenon. An entry to the 1979 design competition conducted by…
The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, also the Chairman of The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), launched the concept of Coral Bloom this year. The Red Sea…
“The unbuilt is the fantasy that underlies everything,” remarks Rem Koolhaas, the world-renowned Dutch architect, on his own work in an article in Wired, a monthly American magazine. This remarkable…
Jane Jacobs, a Canadian journalist, author, and a fierce activist, was one of the most monumental ornaments in the shaping of urban studies, sociology and economics. With her lack of…
A luminary in Indian Architecture, Architect Hafeez Contractor, today has 7.2 billion square feet of ongoing projects running in almost 100 cities and 5 varied countries, 2500 clients, and 550…
Cologne, a city in Germany, having a horrific past, the Nazis took over the city, emigrating the Jews with an airstrike that bombarded the city turning the entire city into…
A conversation about iconic architecture is incomplete if Santiago Calatrava is not mentioned. After decades of practice, Santiago Calatrava has forced his name into the fray. His engineering and architectural…
One of the leading architectural and urban planning firms in Copenhagen, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)’s architectural processes are influenced by the detailed analysis of how contemporary life constantly evolves and…
The book gives a detailed insight into the mysterious world of burglary with historical heists occurring in human civilization which accounts to how criminal opportunities are hidden and tucked within…
Philip Johnson was initially a curator, who worked on the International Style exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. The term ‘International Style’ has been credited to him, earning him…
“How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?” is an architecture documentary released in the year 2010 and is based on the life and works of the celebrated architect, Mr.…
The film is based on the bestselling 1943 novel of the same name by Ayn Rand. Coming across such a movie that had a lot of critical reviews, I wished…