Chasing the Vertical Dimension
Not so long ago New York City was the home for some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world but…
Eco City Ideas: Hydroponics, the urban face of Agriculture 2.0
Hunger and water scarcity are but two sides of the same coin, both in urban India as well as in…
"Human civilization has systemic problems"
Léon Krier is internationally known as a pioneering architect, urban planner and architectural theorist. He is especially recognized as a…
Our invisible Green Collars
Imagine our beloved city of Mumbai if our hundred thousand ‘waste-pickers’ / ‘rag-pickers’ suddenly vanished! Our neighborhoods would be awash…
Can Hyderabad be made livable?
If livable cities give all citizens equal opportunity to lead healthy, comfortable and safe lives, how livable is our Hyderabad…
Form Follows Climate
“Form Follows Climate “, Charles Corrrea, a famous Indian architect once said. This idea essentially suggests that a built environment…
Design & Public Housing
India is the second highest populated country in the world with nearly 1.3 billion populations contributing to 17% percent of…
Stemming corruption
A friend recently threw out the juicy question of how we can help improve government transparency and accountability in India.…
What makes a good city?
A prerequisite of a good city is mixed use neighborhoods, density and walkable streets. Let’s take examples. London, New York,…
Inclusive cities and special children
Talking about inclusive cities has become fashionable today. It appears that conclaves and round tables on urban issues cannot be…