Christopher Alexander, R.I.P.
The great architectural and computer design theorist Christopher Alexander, born in Vienna and of British and American citizenship, died at his home in Binsted, Sussex, U.K
View ArticleLuc Durand: Leaving Delhi
Canadian architect Luc Durand studied in Switzerland with Montparnasse Tower's Eugene Beaudoin, built numerous structures in Nehru's India, designed both the Quebec Pavilion for the iconic Expo ’67 and...
View ArticleShigeru Ban is on the ground helping war-torn Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Shigeru Ban had been working with students from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology on the influx of Ukrainian refugees sheltering in
View ArticleFrom Ancient Egypt to Teotihuacán, Centuries-Old Palettes Illuminate the Role...
For all the paint fragments found throughout the ancient world, on murals, pottery, sculpture, and scrolls, surprisingly few ancient paint palettes have been uncovered. Ancient palettes in the...
View ArticleIndian forest loss 'worse than feared' due to climate change – Forest loss...
Forest loss in India could become an even bigger problem than anticipated in the coming years, with new research revealing climate change has caused significant recent losses. The first ever...
View ArticleRenovated Hosapete railway station turns replica of Hampi's Rock Chariot
The railway station at Hosapete being renovated at a cost of Rs 8 crore jointly by the Railways and Tourism department, resembles the famous Stone Chariot of Virupaksha temple at Hampi, a UNESCO World...
View Article‘It’s a kind of revenge’: Damascus suburb demolished as Assad builds a ‘new...
The Syrian regime is bulldozing former rebel-held neighbourhoods in Damascus under the guise of mine clearance to make space for a “new Syria” of upmarket new building developments and pristine gardens.
View ArticleLeftovers in prehistoric pots let scientists peek into the kitchen of an...
How to reconstruct the cookery of people who lived thousands of years ago? Bones and plant remains can tell us what kind of ingredients were available. But to reconstruct how ingredients were combined...
View ArticleThree colleges to be merged to form state-level university – A government...
The JJ Institute of Applied Arts, JJ School of Arts and JJ College of Architecture are planning to merge and form one state-level university.
View ArticleReading the Indian Palace – Online event hosted by Centre for Historic Houses...
Part of the Lecture Series "Great Minds in Heritage & Historic Houses" hosted by the Centre for Historic Houses of India. Prof. Attilio Petruccioli is founder of the Bibliotheca Orientalis, Bari,...
View Article12. The Way of Gandhi: Primacy of the 'Parampara'
it is this reciprocity between the past and the present, between the traditions and modernity that marked the difference between Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. It was Gandhi who showed us that...
View ArticleThe colored skeletons of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, from 9,000 years ago
An international team with participation of the University of Bern provides new insights about how the inhabitants of the "oldest city in the world" in Çatalhöyük (Turkey) buried their dead. Their...
View ArticleNew computer predictive model useful in identifying ancient hunter-gatherer...
Researchers looking to identify some of the most difficult 'finds' in archaeology -- including sites used by nomadic hunter-gatherer communities -- are tapping technology to help in the search....
View ArticleGetty Foundation grants $240,000 to architectural archive damaged by fire
The Getty Foundation has awarded a $240,000 grant to help restore critically important architectural archives damaged by an April 2021 fire.
View ArticleReview: Truth and Lies in Architecture
It’s paradoxical … that in Truth and Lies, Francis-Jones is in full combat mode, leaving no stone unturned as he critically excoriates contemporary architecture and examines the tracks of its diminishment
View Article11. The way of Tagore
The struggle to reconcile ancient wisdom with the new modernist idioms is most pronounced in architects who received their introduction to modern architecture via exposure to Bauhaus and the...
View ArticleNovel theory of entropy may solve materials design issues
A challenge in materials design is that in both natural and humanmade materials, volume sometimes decreases, or increases, with increasing temperature. While there are mechanical explanations for this...
View ArticlePritzker Prize awarded to Burkina Faso-German architect – The Pritzker...
The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Diébédo Francis Kéré, a Berlin-based architect, educator and social activist, for a craft that is “sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants in...
View ArticleKathmandu’s ancient water spouts still functioning – The water supply network...
This indigenous technology reached its peak during the Lichhavi period (ca. 200-879 CE). The Mallas (1200-1769 CE) largely expanded the hiti system. One of the oldest documented hiti, Mani Hiti in...
View ArticleCities Can Be Part of the Solution in Sustaining Species
Urban land expansion of up to 1.53 million square kilometers of new land will threaten the survival of more than 800 species but a focus on urban planning that protects habitats can mitigate the...
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