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Explained: Why Venice Biennale 2022 stands out with its many firstsSubscriber Only
April 23, 2022 09:09 IST
The Venice Biennale, which opens on April 23, has many firsts in its palette. Here’s an aerial view of the exhibition that runs all the way till November.
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Mehrauli, home to the Qutub complex – and the capital’s ‘layered past’Subscriber Only
April 07, 2022 13:45 IST
Starting today, a new feature that takes us through the nooks and crannies of the national capital. Author-historian Swapna Liddle walks with us through the narrow lanes of Mehrauli, one of Delhi’s oldest inhabited areas, and talks about the need for our monuments to be less policed and more for the people.
Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Team of 5, and some more, who built New DelhiSubscriber Only
April 03, 2022 03:40 IST
Delhi’s most famous pre-Independence builder — whose firm is now at the centre of a legal dispute with the government over alleged non-payment of rent by the latter in Delhi’s Sujan Singh Park area — has lent more than his touch to some of the Capital’s iconic buildings, including Regal, Scindia House, Connaught Place’s A Block, and Chelmsford Club.
Sun, Apr 03, 2022
Explained: Who is Diébédo Francis Kéré, the first African to win architecture’s highest honour?Subscriber Only
March 19, 2022 07:08 IST
The 57-year-old is the first architect from Africa to win the prestigious award, in its over four-decade history. We take a look as to what makes his style of building so unique and how does his world view empower people around him?
Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Explained: What is the UK’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ refugee scheme?Subscriber Only
March 18, 2022 13:13 IST
The UK's 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme allows residents to host displaced Ukrainians in their own homes or independent accommodation for six months to a year. How does it work and what are some criticisms against it?
Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Yearender 2021: How many architects does it take to change a city?
December 31, 2021 11:30 IST
The year has seen some vigorous transformations and some quiet renewals. Here are the approaches that are redefining what architecture is about.
Fri, Dec 31, 2021
Explained: British architect Richard Rogers and his contributions to world architectureSubscriber Only
December 21, 2021 15:12 IST
British architect-urbanist Richard Rogers, 88, designer of the iconic Pompidou Centre in Paris, passed away on December 18. What were his contributions to 20thcentury world architecture and why is he called the shaper of city skylines?
Thu, Dec 23, 2021
Bangladesh @ 50: ‘Architects in Bangladesh must confront the waters, and this is seen in a number of innovative and experimental works’Subscriber Only
December 15, 2021 18:05 IST
Architect-urbanist Kazi Khaleed Ashraf on the essence of nation-building and evaluating architecture through its locational ethics
Tue, Jan 04, 2022
Architects should be doers, not creators: Balkrishna Doshi on winning UK honourSubscriber Only
December 10, 2021 20:04 IST
On Thursday, Doshi, 94, won the Royal Gold Medal 2022 in recognition of his lifetime work of over seven decades as a thinker, architect and academic who has been able to “undo, redo and evolve”.
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
How to steer clear of Eenam-Pechi and other creaturesSubscriber Only
November 26, 2021 15:52 IST
An award-winning animated short film, Kandittund!, presents a slice-of-life glimpse into characters who populate the afterlife in Malayalam folklore
Sun, Nov 28, 2021
The Great Resignation: For many in the West, quitting their job is the thing to do. Why?Subscriber Only
November 11, 2021 03:21 IST
A record 4.3 million people resigned in August, up 242,000 from July, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Fri, Nov 12, 2021
Why are people leaving big cities for smaller townsSubscriber Only
September 26, 2021 06:30 IST
Relocation isn’t without its paradoxes. In the pandemic, as people shift homes to hills and beaches, it brings with it a slower pace, a connect with nature, sometimes lesser pay cheques but ultimately a fuller life.
Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Can you build a house in seven days? Anupama Kundoo canSubscriber Only
September 09, 2021 18:16 IST
The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award and Auguste Perret Prize-winning architect's strategy has helped reduce buildings’ environment footprint, housed more and supported local economies
Sat, Sep 11, 2021
Didi Contractor, champion of low-waste buildings, is no more
July 05, 2021 18:00 IST
The self-taught architect, who worked for more than three decades in Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, gave a contemporary edge to traditional materials such as mud, bamboo and slate
Tue, Jul 06, 2021
‘To be more free is what the future suggests’Subscriber Only
July 04, 2021 06:30 IST
Lebanese architect-scholar Hashim Sarkis on curating the ongoing Venice Architecture Biennale, finding new possibilities of spatial interaction and why cities matter
Wed, Jul 07, 2021
Explained: What to check when building by the seaSubscriber Only
June 29, 2021 21:30 IST
Florida condominium collapse underlines vulnerability of seaside structures. A checklist of dos and don’ts
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
‘It’s a lesson in how not to be sensitive to public opinion’: Pradip KrishenSubscriber Only
June 13, 2021 06:15 IST
From a petitioner to an advisor, naturalist Pradip Krishen on the Central Vista Redevelopment Project and the need to marry heritage with pragmatism
Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Central Vista: Advisor says Rajpath won’t lose rai-jamun treesSubscriber Only
June 11, 2021 23:19 IST
Pradip Krishen is also on an expert committee set up by the Supreme Court to look at ways to mitigate irreversible damage to natural wilderness and biodiversity from development projects like roads, mining and dams.
Sat, Jun 12, 2021
To whom does the Capital belong?
June 05, 2021 09:10 IST
A website that maps slum evictions and resettlement colonies questions the imagination of a city
Wed, Jun 09, 2021
Nothing in the Central Vista Redevelopment Project responds to its time and spaceSubscriber Only
May 18, 2021 04:15 IST
The construction for the Central Vista Avenue has been declared as an 'essential service' by the government. It brings two questions to the fore, amid the public health emergency: What is essential? And for whom is it a service
Tue, May 18, 2021
Architect-urban designer MN Ashish Ganju, radical thinker and community builder, passes away
May 07, 2021 14:10 IST
For over four decades Ganju worked among the marginalised and searched for indigenous ways to build and understand architecture
Fri, May 07, 2021
Questions arise on the renovation plans for Goa’s Kala Academy
April 10, 2021 16:20 IST
While the 50cr renovation project is underway, what will become of the city's most loved public space and what are the changes involved
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Explained: Who was Philip Johnson, the American architect called out for anti-Semitic leanings?Subscriber Only
March 24, 2021 16:34 IST
Well-known American architect Philip Johnson has been called out for his anti-Semitic leanings and racist slant, nearly 16 years after his death. Who was Johnson and how did the hero of modern architecture become an anti-hero
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Here’s what made a hospital building in Pune win an international award
March 24, 2021 15:00 IST
Mumbai-based IMK Architects won the prestigious 2021 Surface Design Award for honouring the environment and the local context of the building
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Explained: Why the 2021 Pritzker Laureates are rewriting the way architecture is seen and practicedSubscriber Only
March 19, 2021 08:50 IST
Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, the 2021 Pritzker Laureates, try not to demolish, but instead make additions that honour the present and yet use history as an inventory to adapt and adopt from.
Fri, Mar 19, 2021Journalism of Courage
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