In 1972, a housing complex in St. Louis, Missouri was demolished with controlled explosives. Pruit-Igoe, designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the early 1950s and built with the full architectural confidence…
Not all locations have to be experienced. Sometimes locations are learned through stories first. A hill is considered sacred even before it’s climbed. A forest is seen as scary even…
For decades, glass-clad skyscrapers have symbolized progress, innovation and modernity. Across major cities, reflective towers dominate skylines, presenting an image of openness and technological advancement. Their sleek facades promise transparency,…
In Vatican City, architecture is rarely seen as a collection of individual buildings. Instead, there is a carefully choreographed sequence of spaces, rituals, and visual encounters. From the embrace of…
Once the world’s highest and most visited landmark, the Eiffel Tower is a pure beauty. The city of lights is among the many illustrated attractions, and it symbolizes the pride…
Prologue: Narrative Spaces in Cinema “Film is a dream, but in the dream you are wide awake” – Ingmar Bergman Narrative space in cinema is the meticulously constructed, three-dimensional story…
Prologue: The Modern Prometheus “The Metropolis strives to reach a mythical point where the world is completely fabricated by man, so that it absolutely coincides with his desires.” ― Rem…
Architecture has never been politically neutral. Buildings and cities are frequently influenced by the experiments and ideologies of the governments that build them. Even though architecture is often discussed in…
As an architect, I have always been intrigued by the thought of what our designing ability can help us achieve beyond just creating tall, high-rise, soulless structures. How can our…
“May the odds be ever in your favour” A line voiced out at every instant before the Hunger Games and peak moments of battle, dripping in feigned optimism of the…
Looking back in history, we notice various strategic and structural defence techniques mainly used to protect territories. One unique technique was the Redoute or Redoubt (historically redout). This refers to…
When we watch global sporting events, what we often remember are moments: a final goal, a record broken, a stadium erupting in collective sound. What we rarely pause to consider…