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…
Abandonment is more than just leaving someone or something you have created, owned, or been responsible for. It creates a void that remains long after you are gone. This emptiness…
Postmodernism did not arrive in India as a declared movement. It filtered in quietly, settling into campuses, housing colonies, cultural centres, and the expanding edges of cities. In Indian Architecture,…
Stories make up almost the entirety of a childhood. Stories give them colour and beauty. Stories help a child imagine and create as creation is one of the most beautiful…
Architecture in today’s world is often viewed through a narrow lens of style and functionality, but it truly lies in its capacity to tell a story through its layers and…