We human beings love congratulating ourselves for our ingenuity. Nature’s own passive cooling designs, however, manage to outsmart our energy- and power-hogging technology. So while human beings are busy claiming…
For much of human history, homes were also places of work. Be it artisans’ workshops, merchants’ residences, or family-run enterprises, living and working essentially coexisted within the same walls, albeit…
The decline of the courtyard is often attributed to the rise of modern technologies, but was it the technology itself that rendered the courtyard obsolete or the broader conditions that…
Picture a royal woman in Rajasthan staring down through the jharokhas of Hawa Mahal at the festivities and processions. She complies with the social order of purdah, where a woman…
Natural cooling and ventilation have been fundamental principles in vernacular architecture for ages, shaping sustainable building practices across diverse climatic regions. These structures have evolved over the centuries to enhance…
The construction sector significantly impacts global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for around 40% of total energy use and 36% of CO2 emissions. With the rapid pace of…
Listening to the spaces around us Architecture has always been a conversation—yet most of us have never learned to listen. From the angle of morning light to the path between…
Climate change is one of the most critical challenges the world faces today, bringing sudden and drastic environmental shifts that directly impact ecosystems, cities, and livelihoods. And yet when I…
A building that lives and breathes. What better way to describe a space that has a symbiotic relationship with nature? Housing a variety of plants that are not native to…
As urbanisation continues to intensify on a global scale, dense urban areas face a range of environmental challenges, such as urban heat islands, deteriorating air quality, and reduced access to…
Architects, more often than not, proactively claim that they view and experience spaces and buildings around them differently; something a layman to the field might not be able to observe…
Manual of Tropical Housing and Building was first published in 1975, when much of the architectural world was still largely influenced by universal modernist principles that were often applied similarly…