Cons: Archaeological Survey of India turns down temple repair request
The Bhagyalakshmi temple issue had sparked off communal tension in the Old City for weeks last November which led to the Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (MIM) party, the biggest representative group of...
View ArticleCFP: AP LAGOS 2013 "African Perspectives: the Lagos Dialogues"
Submission Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2013
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Deadline for paper proposals submission - October 15, 2013
View Articlescan: Architecture: Pre-emptive Moves, Predemolition
...The developer said that the Department of Buildings had ordered the removal “all hazardous ornamentation and decoration,” which it had not...
View ArticleSymposium Universal - Specific. From analysis to intervention?
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View ArticleChandigarh: Balkrishna Doshi describes his association with Le Corbusier
As the evening set on the Capitol Complex, the fading sunlight created a dance of different shades on the lighted buildings of the complex and the Pit of Contemplation, under the Open Hand, pulsated...
View ArticleAffordable housing: The untapped business opportunity for developers -...
Demand for affordable housing in India is vast and the need enormous. However, this segment is not explored to the best possible extent by the developers. Given the developers’ tendency to focus on...
View ArticleThe relevance of the ‘New Urban Agenda’
The “New Urban Agenda” arrives at an interesting moment when a new international development framework to succeed the Millennium Development Goals is being crystallized. Just a year back, the UN...
View ArticleUNESCO Approves Resolution on Jerusalem That Israel Says Denies Judaism's...
The US Ambassador to UNESCO condemned as "inflammatory" a resolution approved Wednesday by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on the status of conservation of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, a...
View ArticleSpending on smart cities around the world could reach $41 trillion
Cities around the world will invest a total of about $41 trillion over the next 20 years to upgrade their infrastructure and benefit from the network of connected devices known as the Internet of...
View ArticleIn Charts: All-India housing price index records highest growth in 14 quarters
The all-India Housing Price Index (HPI) has exhibited a positive growth of 5.5% in first quarter of 2016-17. This, incidentally, is the best growth rate in the last 14 quarters. Kochi has seen its...
View ArticleUnion Ministry of Urban Development signs MoU with NBCC (India) 0Ltd & CPWD
The MoU was signed for the redevelopment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) colonies in New Delhi.Highlights of the MoU
View ArticleIndore tops in implementing Swachh, flagship schemes
Indore tops the list of districts performing well in the implementation of government's flagship schemes, Swachh Bharat Mission, 'Housing for All' and CM Helpline, while the state capital needs to...
View ArticleOne doesn’t build a room but a space to live, buildings are as important as...
While speaking about the human and humane face of architecture, spaces that can create memories, moments, events and structures that are simple, yet timeless, Professor B V Doshi celebrated the “Art of...
View ArticleUNESCO nihilistic decision to change history By John Phaltual
The Temple Mount compound has been a repeated flash-point for clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces. Here the third Israelite ruler, King Solomon built the First Jewish...
View Article‘Disaster Paintings’ exhibition features industrial architecture, destruction
In his speech at the opening for the exhibition on Sept. 29, Sultan recalled how this move inspired him. “I got fascinated with how we live and how these huge architectural structures can die,” Sultan...
View ArticleUnion Ministry of Urban Development signs MoU with NBCC (India) Ltd & CPWD
The Union Ministry of Urban Development on 25 October 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Buildings Construction Corporation (India) Ltd and Central Public Works Department...
View ArticleArchitecture in Bangladesh: Then and now
Architects argue that 'space' is the most purest and irreducible substance of architecture; a property that sets it apart from all other artistic practices. Space is also viewed as an apparatus through...
View ArticleElon Musk unveils much-anticipated design for solar rooftops – sans clunky...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Friday showcased a line of high-design roof tiles that generate power from the sun without the clunky panels sold by most companies.
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