Interview with Rex Burkholder
An Interview with Rex Burkholder Rex Burkholder is one of the key reasons that the Portland metropolitan area is today…
Re-Reading Taj Mahal
In September 2010, the Yamuna River touched the base of Taj Mahal’s 300 m long river-facing terrace for the first…
Portland Diaries : Getting Started
I am currently in Portland till August 2011, representing The Urban Vision as a Young Urban Leader. Portland is one…
ENABLING RESPONSIBLE URBAN FORM
The term “density” has developed a tarnished reputation in our time. It has become synonymous with mid and high rise…
Green Structures
The awareness about effects of green-house gases and carbon footprints, which are prominent by-products of modern living, have given the…
Urban Local bodies in India still reflect their colonial legacy
In the context of the Indian Constitution, local government bodies are the subject of the State List and are thereby…
Aesthetics & Sustainable Architecture
“Even the most advanced advocates of ecological design are still struggling with ways to integrate environmental technology, resource conservation and…
Is the Cure Worse than the Illness?
Antibiotics for viral infections such as cold and flu patients have no effect on viruses, but over the long term…
How inclusive are city colleges towards the differently-challenged community?
According to the World Health Organization, nearly 10 percent of the world’s population is disabled. Going by this statistics, it…
What Architecture means…
I chanced upon an autobiography of Sri Rabindranath Tagore at the airport bookshop recently. ‘My Life in my words”, is…