Monumental Hydraulics: Diego Rivera’s Lerma Waterworks and the Water Temples...
In 1950, Diego Rivera, then nearing the end of his artistic career, accepted a state commission to design the site in collaboration with the architect Ricardo Rivas. Locating the site at the endpoint...
View ArticleThe future of Denmark Street: rebirth opportunity or dystopian hell?
“It’s time to change the conversation about the night-time economy, and start thinking about the benefits it brings,” she explained. “This is living proof of what we can do.” Lamé’s job is to protect...
View ArticleGovt doing little on Nalanda: Expert
Neither the Bihar government nor the Centre is doing enough to preserve the glory of the ancient Nalanda University, the ruins of which were recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site earlier this...
View ArticleUrbanising India needs to work in right direction: PM
Carrying out bhoomipujan for the first phase of Pune Metro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is urbanising at a very quick pace and thus it is essential to work in the correct...
View ArticlePoison of poor execution
Indeed, the Government's plan to provide funds well in advance for the next three years, instead of giving it on an yearly basis, will help the States plan long-term projects beforehand, in a...
View ArticleHell's Kitchen in the 1860s Was a Sanitary Nightmare
Today, the stretch of Hell’s Kitchen around Eleventh Avenue and 39th Street doesn’t make much of an impression—the stoic facade of the Javits Convention Center, idling buses, a dull roar of Lincoln...
View ArticleGrading Obama's Urban Policy Legacy
Now, as he leaves the White House, Obama’s legacy is being evaluated on many fronts, including within the realm of urban policy. In a new book called Urban Policy in the Time of Obama, academics...
View ArticleWhy experts believe Modi's crackdown on 'benami' properties will clean up...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vow to take on benami, or nameless properties, can bring greater transparency to a notoriously opaque sector and help check prices if a new law is implemented properly,...
View ArticleAn architect explains why turning new Andhra capital into ‘Bahubali’ sets is...
What is the guiding vision behind Amaravati, what should it set out to achieve? This is hardly reflected in any of these concept images. What has been our record of urban planning in last 50-odd years...
View ArticleCold War Geographies symposium, The British Library, 16 Jan 2016
This conference builds on The British Library’s current major exhibition Maps of the Twentieth Century: Drawing the Line. The Cold War had a seismic impact on global geographies during the second half...
View ArticleMapping the Territory: Exploring People and Nature, 1700-1830
Closing conference of the SNF-Project: “Cultures of Natural History: Main Actors, Networks and Places of Scientific Communication in the Early-Modern Period” University of Berne, 21th-23th September...
View ArticleGovt approves investment of Rs 266 cr for Delhi under AMRUT
The Centre has approved investments of Rs 266 crore for improving water supply and sewerage networks in Delhi under the 2016-17 action plan in AMRUT scheme. With this approval, the Urban Development...
View ArticleUrban infrastructure spending likely to increase: Venkaiah Naidu
Urban infrastructure spending will be increasing in the next five months."The government will be announcing a lot of welfare measures for poverty alleviation and urban development," said Union Minister...
View ArticleArt and articulation: The entanglement of artistic practice and social...
Panel at 17th ACASA Triennial Symposium on African Art, Accra, 8-13 August 2017Chairs: Till Förster and Fiona SiegenthalerArt articulates experiences, thoughts, values or sociopolitical claims in...
View ArticleNew feature film to tell of architect's struggle for the Sydney Opera House
The film will be produced by Swedish-Australian Jan Marnell and Australian producers Marian Macgowan and Peter Herbert, with Danish executive producer Ole Søndberg (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo),...
View ArticleThe Grid Revolution
Smart grids typically consist of parts like advance metering infrastructure (AMI), demand response, distributed generation, home area network and communication. Globally, significant investments have...
View ArticlePrying Eyes Are Watching Airbnb Users as Tenants Fight Back
Airbnb disputes that home-sharing has significantly reduced housing for the poor and moderate-income, pointing the finger instead at rising demand and restrictions on building new units. But in recent...
View ArticleSmart cities mission can aid in promoting the theatre, dance and crafts...
The Smart Cities mission provides a significant opportunity to promote creative industries in India, notes an FICCI-EY report titled Creative arts in India. Launched at the 'Smart cities, Art Cities',...
View ArticleLapses in standards set for Smart City proposals seen
Recently Ministry of Urban Development (MUD), Government of India had invited suggestions from the public on the draft standards for Smart Cities having 45 core indicators developed for the measurement...
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