In the grand theatre of architecture, where concrete ambitions and glassy aspirations soar skywards, it is often easy and dangerously tempting for the modern architect to be trapped by the…
In the heart of downtown San Francisco’s financial district, the Salesforce Transit Center stretches 5.4 acres over nearly 4 city blocks, and the park is elevated 70 feet off the…
Design Approach The Thyssenkrupp Elevator Test Tower, a landmark of innovation in Rottweil, Germany, was designed by Werner Sobek and Jahn Architects. This 246-meter-high structure serves a singular purpose: to…
Situated within the Amanora Park Town in Pune, Maharashtra, Chatrabhuj Narsee School, designed by HCP, is a thoughtfully designed educational institution where learning flows freely beyond built spaces. Designed to…
Designed by Christine Mueller and Pankaj Vir Gupta of Vir. Mueller Architects, the Vasant Vihar Residence is a contemporary multi-family home situated in the upscale neighbourhood of Vasant Vihar, New…
Madurai houses the famous 17th-century Thirumalai Nayakar Palace. It was constructed in 1636 CE by the Madurai Nayak king Thirumalai Nayak. Being quite opposite to a religious monument or a…
There is a point where sustainability quantum leaps, or morphs into one capable of self-healing, restoring and regenerating. That is the subject of this article. Over time, “sustainability” has been…
India is widely celebrated for its cultural diversity; however, it is often overlooked how ecologically and climatically diverse it is. From cold Himalayan villages to humid coastal coasts, from heavy…
Green Design is about creating buildings that are good for the environment. But it’s not just about being eco-friendly, there are many rules to follow. Zoning laws and bylaws say…
Old-trendy malls, those huge, concrete, fortress-like temples of consumption, are all too familiar, dying on the vine as consumers bypass them and head straight to the Internet. However, on a…
In cities across the world, modernist public buildings from the post-war period stand in a strange kind of limbo. Once bold emblems of reconstruction, civic pride, and democratic promise, these…
Imagine waking up in zero gravity in a space where everything is surrounded by nothing but darkness, where the entire space is so silent that even your breath feels distant.…