The High Density Advantage
A high density and compact city form is the most ideal development pattern for the future. Here’s why: Promotes thriving…
Globalization, building technology and architecture
Are we losing control over our architecture, technology and sense of identity? Or are we developing ourselves to be masters…
The Language of Towns and Cities
I am posting review by Rob Krier on my book As a boy, I used to passionately peruse the pages…
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…
Principles of Ekistics can aid Urban Planning
Uncontrolled urbanization creates problems like destruction of nature, lack of civic amenities, lack of affordable housing etc. These factors affect…
The City – My tryst with Myself
The City – My tryst with Myself What is it really about urbanization, about urban life, about cities, about new…
Indigo Tower: Bio Purification Tower
Questioning neutrality Even before the first pueblo fire was lit in the LA basin and the first cars arrived in…
Planning the Mega city in a the age of extreme climate events : Michel St Pierre, Director , Gensler -Part 2
Planning the Mega city in a the age of extreme climate events : Michel St Pierre, Director of Planning ,…
Planning the Mega city in a the age of extreme climate events : Michel St Pierre, Director , Gensler -Part 1
Planning the Mega city in a the age of extreme climate events : Michel St Pierre, Director of Planning ,…