Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) architects, established in 2005 by Bjarke Ingels, describes architecture as buildings and cities that are a reflection of the future we see for ourselves. The public…
The study of how urbanites interact with their built environment is known as ‘urbanism’. Simply said, ‘Sustainable Urbanism’ refers to urban areas that are pedestrian and transit-oriented, connected with high-performance…
Introduction Against the backdrop of the current pandemic landscape, a new concept of public spaces has emerged in the urban landscape of cities across the globe. An image that, despite…
BIG, or Bjarke Ingels Group, is a Copenhagen and New York-based group of architects, designers, and builders primarily engaging in the domains of architecture, urbanism, research, and development. Currently, the…
William Hollingsworth (Holly) Whyte was born in West Chester Pennsylvania, in 1917 and graduated from Princeton University in 1939. He was an American sociologist, urbanist, people watcher, organisational analyst and…
When people think of urban spaces, they think about plazas, community gathering spaces, parks, gardens, and pedestrian spaces. Urban spaces aren’t just about areas for the public, it is about…
Founded by Kjetil Traedal Thorsen, Christoph Kapeller, and Craig Edward Dykers in 1989, Snøhetta is an international Architecture Office most known for its works based on cultural architecture. The firm…
The essay studies two of Fumihiko Maki’s public interactions: his Kinoshita Lecture in CUHK School of Architecture and text from ‘Nurturing dreams- collected essays on architecture and the city.’ Of…
India is a vast country offering a tremendous variety in urban life, with different cities and towns having their unique public places that have developed over the last many years.…
Peri-urban sectors such as those of Chennai, once described as rural, have been converted into places of comfortable living and globally financed special economic zones. Chennai has expanded by occupying…
Urban spaces have often been studied to understand various things that help city planning and patterns of public movement. This 1980’s documentary by William H. Whyte explores urban spaces in…
A process and progress of every root have a story attached to it, the value immersed in it carries the potential to survive through times of change and evolution on…