Archives for Architecture
Cocoo’s Den – An eatery of bygone era
Published on April 2009
Cuco’s den is a lone man story, his life and what he made of it, is now translated in his artwork...
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The IVS Alumni Collective 2008
Published on January 2009
As a visitor to the exhibition later remarked, “One felt like wandering about for hours taking it all in. I really wish there was a permanent gallery of this sort where these works could be enjoyed all year round.”
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XXIII UIA WORLD CONGRESS – TRANSMITTING ARCHITECTURE
Published on October 2008
A place where a remarkable fraternity of architects was successfully created by the event, as it brought them together and bonded them with their common aspirations and challenges.Continue Reading
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Citadel of Learning
Published on October 2008
Some projects leave an indelible mark in ones memory. Having visited the site many years back I distinctly remember the long journey over pot holes and pitfalls.
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The Geoffrey Bawa Award for Architecture
Published on October 2008
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE VERY FIRST GEOFFREY BAWA AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE 2007/08 BY ADA Text and photography courtesy of: The Geoffrey Bawa Trust Background In taking on the job of administering the estate of Geoffrey Bawa the members of the Geoffrey Bawa Trust committed themselves to furthering cause of good architecture in Sri Lanka. In the past they [...]
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Sustainable Spectacle
Published on July 2008
We will have to stop the green movement turn into our personal whim or fantasy and let nature decide. We have precedence available in the works of architects who live and breathe in arches and walkways made of trees and leaves. Let’s hope the sky doesn’t go “green”.
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The design of ‘memory’ Khaadi
Published on July 2008
the design of Khaadi, which I say is a revival of memory drew on different cultural traditions and various experimentations based on hybrids as a fundamental design approach.
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The Contemporary Savoir Faire of Lines and Forms
Published on April 2008
Islamabad has become a centre of attraction for a number of investors from both local and international markets and with this comes entertainment and recreational facilities that every city needs to provide to its citizens.
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Meghna Residence
Published on January 2008
The Meghna Residence is a single extended family house located at Dhanmondi - a planned residential area of the early sixties. This house has been conceived in three layers
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Architects and Architectural Practice: Some Imperatives
Published on January 2008
Kirtee Shah Practicing Architect Hon. Director, Ahmedabad Study Action Group (ASAG) President, Habitat Forum (INHAF) This article is not for the Indian architect alone. We all share the same problems. Issues are the same whether it is India or Pakistan or Bangladesh or Srilanka. In the context of the peculiarities of our societies, ecological crisis and globalization, the rethink [...]
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