Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution
On view at the Design Museum from March 15, Imagine Moscow: Architecture, Propaganda, Revolution will mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, exploring Moscow as it was imagined by a bold new...
View ArticleWinter school gives tips on smart cities, social media
The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) hosted a three-day winter school programme last week, focusing on smart cities and
View ArticlePropertygate’s boss identifies structural problems of mass housing
A frontline Real Estate Operator and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Propertygate Development and Investment Plc, Mr Adetokunbo Ajayi has identified some structural problems affecting...
View ArticleCM's smart village vs PM's smart city
Chief minister Nitish Kumar today pitted his "smart village" concept against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious smart city programme, saying his project would ensure people no longer have to move...
View ArticleVice-Chairperson, CEPT Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) Position Open
CEPT University has initiated an international search process to identify and appoint a Vice-Chairperson, CRDF.
View ArticleSmart meets architectural haute couture
“We wanted to present Paris with an extraordinary space for art and culture, and demonstrating daring and emotion by entrusting Frank Gehry with the construction of an iconic building for the 21st...
View ArticleA talk with award-winning architect, Dr Milinda Pathiraja
AS the lights dim in the makeshift hall erected on the grounds of Wisma Lafarge in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, the crowd becomes quiet. A series of images are projected onto the screen. One of them is of...
View ArticleQueen’s Indian architect
Earlier this year, an exhibition was organised on Bhai Ram Singh and the Durbar Room by students from the University of Southampton under Ian Talbot, professor of Modern British History. He says that...
View ArticleNew York City Zoning and the Fight for Sunlight
Ever since 19th century city commissioners laid a grid on the hilly island of Manhattan, New York City has been squeezing skyward. That’s meant natural light has always been in short supply—for some...
View ArticleNarendra Modi govt gives a Rs 6, 571-crore push to urban infrastructure
As many as 490 projects with an investment of Rs 6,571 crore have got off the ground under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) this year, according to urban Development...
View ArticleHumayun Tomb And It's Neighbourhood Get Recognised By UNESCO As World...
While four of these structures got the prestigious tag last year, seven others were included as world heritage property through a notification last month. Officials say this is the first-ever expansion...
View ArticleARDETH 02. Bottega: Ecology of design practice
Theme Editor: Albena Yaneva“If we are to offer a sound advice about how architectural practice ought to function, we must know more about how it functions now” (Cuff 1992: 6)
View ArticleArchitectural Theory Review 21.3: Designing Commodity Cultures
Monocultural production—the dominance of a single raw material in a regional economy—has figured strongly in the designs and representations of the Global South. From the intimacy of sensory experience...
View Article‘New urban missions to still be the focus area in 2017’
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said the progress of implementation of new urban missions was encouraging in 2016 and will continue to be the focus area during the new year.“On the whole,...
View ArticleInclusion of arts, culture to add soul to smart cities: Amitabh Kant
Complementing FICCI for raising the issue of inclusion of art and culture into city infrastructure, which he said is long overdue, Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog said, "We must look into incorporating...
View Article‘Regulatory authority, new accounting norms, GST and Benami Act will affect...
M Murali, Managing Director, Shriram Properties, spoke to BusinessLine on how demonetisation has affected the real estate sector and how the company is shaping its strategies to counter the...
View ArticleSmart cities mission can promote culture industry: FICCI-EY report
The Smart Cities mission provides a significant opportunity to promote creative industries in India, an FICCI-EY report titled "Creative arts in India" has revealed.Launched at the 'Smart cities, Art...
View ArticleOnly 8% funds under Amrut utilised so far
Jammu and Kashmir has utilised only eight per cent of Rs 177 crore granted under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) project.The state was provided the funds in 2016-2017...
View ArticleReliance Home Finance to raise Rs3, 500 crore via NCD route
Reliance Home Finance Ltd, a unit of Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Capital Ltd, on Tuesday said it will raise up to Rs3,500 crore by selling non-convertible debentures (NCDs).The secured NCDs and...
View ArticleWhy Bus Rapid Transit Failed in Delhi
True BRT systems share several key features: designated lanes that run through high-density areas, snazzy modern buses and stations, efficient ticketing and boarding, and integration with other modes...
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