Architecture communicates social narrative through different forms and spatial arrangements beyond constructing buildings around us. Each structure tells a story about the people’s values, aspirations, creations, and the ideologies behind…
It is safe to say that as long as humanity needs shelter, those building it will always have a job. The root of architecture has been and always will be…
As Nepal heats up with Terai cities baking at 40°C plus and Kathmandu getting hotter summers poor city dwellers feel the heat (Jagan Chapagain, 2024). Even in cramped slums or…
Architecture today is constantly undergoing redefining the outline of the box. Global challenges focus on climate change, urbanization, housing crises, and technological disruption—the field where the design is responding with…
Vernacular buildings hold more than structural value — they are blueprints of how people lived, adapted, and sustained themselves over generations. Rooted in indigenous knowledge, they respond to climate, materials,…
Series Summary The Nancy Drew series (2019–2023), created by Noga Landau, Josh Schwartz, and Stephanie Savage, is a supernatural drama mystery that reimagines the classic literary sleuth. The show, set…
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories is a Japanese anthology series that originally premiered in 2009 before achieving widespread international recognition through Netflix. Centred around a small, unassuming diner in the inner…
Boarding a bus from Alleppey to Kumarakom, a small town in the heart of Kottayam district, traversing through the backwaters, on the banks of the Vembanad lake, is the famous…
Contextual Architecture can be described as architecture that reflects the contextual qualities, details, and characteristics of a building’s surroundings. Context is a common theme in architecture. Designers rely on a…
Although its history is little disclosed, Indian wooden architecture is just as much a tradition as stone and brick ones. For millennia, wood has raged through the religious, civic, and…
Dearest Fellow Rulers, It was on December 8th, 2023. At around 1:00 PM in the afternoon. We had just visited the Dominican Chapel that Thursday morning and now we were…
Conversations around designing for the future often revolve around topics of technology, intelligent systems and innovation. They seldom incorporate human-centeredness, cultural memory, and traditional systems. The road to future innovation…