Makoko exists at the edge of convention. Located by the Lagos lagoon, in Nigeria, Makoko is an informal human settlement and is home to over 300,000 fishermen who struggle to…
Located near Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the House for Five Women presents itself as a modern-day approach to housing by TEN that is collaborative, sensitive towards its users’ needs, and…
Remember the 2006 cinematic classic The Holiday? In a desperate bid to escape their messy personal lives, an LA movie-trailer producer swaps her automated, sleek glass mansion for a cramped,…
In the 2019 Hindi movie “Gully Boy”, set in Mumbai, India, we see Ranveer Singh wandering in the streets of Dharavi. His neighbourhood is dimly lit, illuminated only by shop…
In India, every morning, cities wake up in buildings they haven’t built themselves. Before office doors are opened, before metro stations fill up, and before shutters come up, many construction…
The first roof was not made; it was grown. Before man discovered how to mine stones, bake bricks or pour concrete, nature had perfected the science of providing shelter. First,…
“When was the last time you admired a building because someone cared enough to fix it instead of replacing it?” Architecture has always celebrated creation. Magazines showcase a gleaming facade,…
Designing High-Rise Communities to Mitigate Urban Social Isolation As global urbanisation is accelerating, 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. High-rise residential buildings have…
Anyone who has visited Kerala, or even seen photographs of it, has surely noticed one thing. Most buildings there have roofs that slope sharply towards the ground. Similarly, those who…
“Buildings, like books, are filled with stories. When their original story comes to an end, architects are faced with a choice: to preserve its narrative, retell it or rewrite it…
Can digital fabrication revive vernacular intelligence rather than replace it? Part 1: Rediscovering the Future Beneath Our Feet The Future Arrives Covered in Mud The idea of tomorrow in architecture…
From the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt to the Kailasa Temple in Ellora, history has long borne testimony to the wonders of mankind’s potential, to the heights (both literal and…