Materials palette – ‘No political power lasts forever. Whether Persian, Indian, or Roman, every empire in history broke down for certain obvious causes.’ (Priyadarshini, n.d.) The decline of the Mauryan…
India, officially the Republic of India, has come a long way in architecture; and politics have played a significant role in doing so. The architecture of India holds deep roots…
Hinduism, as the world’s oldest religion, has traveled all across the world since the dawn of time. This polytheistic religion is one of the most well-known and widely practiced religions…
The term Nation Building ascribes to the idea of planning and designing architecture that is pertinent to a particular country/nation. In other words, it is a proposal to conceive a…
Nara, located in Nara Prefecture and south of Kyoto, is the ancient capital city of Japan. Although the official name was Heijō-kyō during the 8th century CE, it was due…
Libraries were once a silent sanctuary of books assembled in temples to preserve the knowledge they contained. But thanks to the new era and technology, Libraries today are not only…
Architecture is an ever-changing and incremental artform. The transition from the primitive stone construction prevailing in the Neolithic Age to the 3d printed stanchions was a gradual, yet significant one.…
Architecture is an example of one of the most tangible aspects of history. It lets us understand how the needs and tastes of society have evolved over time all the…
Aihole is the ancient town famous for taking architects and archaeologists back to the Chalukyan times of outstanding Dravidian architecture. The classical village of Karnataka dates back to being the…
A temple or a Mandir houses the idol of the deity within a larger building. This space is reserved typically for all sorts of spiritual and religious practices. Varying religious…
Hindu temple architecture because the foremost quite Hindu architecture has many kinds of favor, though the essential nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an…
A temple is a building that consists of various shapes and functions, like a worshipping place, a religious center for teaching, a dwelling place of the divine, ruins of ancient…