Shiny Varghese

Fashion doesn’t conform to space and time, has no limits, and is constantly about change, says the Ahmedabad-based Padma Bhushan-recipient architect

A recent exhibition in Delhi, organised by INTACH, J&K Chapter, Department of Tourism, Kashmir and India International Centre, Delhi, displayed the “Sacred Architecture of Kashmir”, showing how spiritual traditions continued in form and structure.

A photography exhibition of IIT Delhi looks at the principles of modernist architecture activated in the building and its reality six decades later.

‘The world has changed a lot and architects can save the world. But, in India, we can't think beyond the Gateway of India or Taj Mahal. Our architecture has no one to take it forward.'

Tsien was one of the keynote speakers at the recent Women In Design 2020+ in Mumbai, where she shared learnings from their projects of over four decades.

'Historically, public places have a strong link with political systems and power.'

The recently held Women In Design 2020+ conference in Mumbai had speakers from all over the globe sharing stories and experiences.

How the regeneration of Delhi’s Sujan Singh Park honours history, material and community interaction

Building Blocks: A look at public spaces built after 1947

Curators Nandini Somaya Sampat and Ruturaj Parikh talk about the need for such a conference, how women approach design and what makes for women-centric spaces.

With the redesign of the Central Vista in the national capital imminent, tracing India’s socialist, democratic fabric through its public architecture.

With his genius for manipulating brick and concrete, Mahendra Raj has been the man behind much of India’s modern architecture. A retrospective examines his engineering legacy.

A stately accommodation: Even as guests cool their heels after the recent political theatrics, it’s easily forgotten that this once historic bungalow in Malabar Hill, Mumbai, hosted former chief minister of unified Maharashtra Morarji Desai and Maharashtra state’s first chief minister YB Chavan.

A film on power and identity presents contradictions that exist in all of us

How a modern temple’s design incorporated the requirements of faith and community.

He was in Kollam, Kerala, as a keynote speaker at the National Conference of the Institute of Urban Designers India (IUDI) last month.

When the City Centre mall opened in Salt Lake, Kolkata, in June 2004, it was a hybrid mall with closed and open spaces.

Meet the tribe of Indians trying to live plastic-free and sustainably

The buildings of the redeveloped Central Vista were given life-span extensions, which increased from 150 years to 250 within the hour-long press conference by Puri. For this, they will need to work with a material other than concrete, which only has a longevity of approximately 70 years.