‘Why do you want to be an architect?’—was the question that was repeatedly asked by all professors in the first studio. That question marked the start of the gruesome 5-year…
Being in Architecture College, the fun quotient isn’t always equated to what we call a college life, and yet it stands to be the best and worst phase of our…
While learning design, we have always been taught that a staircase signifies ‘movement of the eye’. A well designed and placed staircase often becomes the first thing to draw your…
Dubai has always been known to push the boundaries when it comes to infrastructure development. With structures like Burj Khalifa, Burj al Arab, The Palm Atlantis, or the Dubai mall;…
A capsule hotel, also known as a pod hotel, is a type of temporary accommodation facility developed in Japan. It features a large number of extremely small ‘rooms’ (capsules) intended…
The Chandigarh Architecture museum also known as the City Museum is one of the three museum buildings of the museum complex in sector 10. The art museum and the Science…
Almost two decades after his death, the name Geoffrey Bawa still holds an important place in the history of architecture. Bawa was widely regarded as the father of Sri Lankan…
What is transit-oriented development? In urban planning, transit-oriented development is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public…
Celebrating Geoffrey Bawa’s 100th birthday, the Lunuganga trust has curated a series of podcasts called ‘Bawa 100’ with people who were a part of his life and contributed to his…
The San Jose Ring was a project undertaken by the Singapore & Taipei based firm, CROX. This was the firm’s entry to the ‘Urban Confluence Silicon Valley’ competition in 2019.…
Hyperbolic Paraboloids (also known as Hyparor h/p) resemble the shape of a saddle formed by the combination of concave and convex surfaces. They are doubly curved surfaces with negative Gaussian…
The Maratha confederacy was a ruling power in the majority part of the Indian subcontinent. Marathas were a warrior community that originated in the Deccan plateau. The Peshwa was originally…
