Death on the road: can Mumbai shed its reputation as the ‘car crash capital’?
Until last month, traffic fines for even the most serious errors were issued on paper, with no way to check if a driver was a repeat offender, says Baharambe. “We’ve been running the programme for just...
View Article'Peter Cook: Retrospective' at Museum for Architectural Drawing, Berlin
The Museum for Architectural Drawing presents the exhibition “Peter Cook: Retrospective,” a tribute to the famous British architect who is celebrating his 80th birthday this year. ... Cook is one of...
View ArticleGeorge Lucas Can’t Give His $1.5 Billion Museum Away
Lucas has offered to build his museum in a major American city for free. Including construction costs, an endowment, and the value of the artwork, his organization says the total value of his gift is...
View Article(En)countering sexual violence in the South Asian city
This panel invites papers that address the theme of encountering and countering rising sexual violence (broadly defined) in cities in South Asia, and analyse such phenomena through the lens of urban...
View ArticleLodha Group launches start-up investment fund
With an initial investment corpus of ₹50 crore, the company will not only provide angel funding and venture capital, but also business opportunities, industry contacts and mentorship.The fund will...
View ArticlePlanning Commission debates tiny homes, land use
Roughly thirty citizens voted on which initiatives they liked best and the results of that Open House were shared during the Planning Commission’s meeting on Tuesday night (01-03-17). Commissioners...
View ArticleNarendra Modi housing scheme lies far off target
Out of the 3,596 cities supposed to be covered by the PMAY, approval for constructing housing units has been received by only 1,700 cities. "By the time the nation completes 75 years of its...
View ArticleJapan ready to associate in develpt of Chennai, Varanasi
Japan has decided to associate itself with India in developing Chennai, Ahmedabad and Varanasi as smart cities.During a meeting of Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu with Union Urban...
View ArticleCarnival Turning Cruise Ships Into 'Smart Cities' at Sea
Carnival on Tuesday introduced an "Ocean Medallion" designed to tailor trips to individual passengers by learning their tastes and on-board habits, and even keeping track of roaming children.The travel...
View ArticleIn India, training the next generation of urbanists
Batra was one of 200 applicants for the program’s first year in 2015, and one of 30 accepted. She moved to Hyderabad for three weeks, and became a proud member of its first graduating class.“The Urban...
View ArticleIndia's World-Class Universities to enjoy complete autonomy
Acording to the latest announcement made by the HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, 20 world-class universities to be set up under the Center’s ambitious project, will enjoy complete autonomy. He made this...
View ArticleRenowned architect Habib Fida Ali passes away
Fida Ali was one of Pakistan’s most distinguished architects. He served on the Master Jury for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and received many awards for his work, including the design and...
View ArticleCommon building rules to govern State development activities
Soon, buildings in the State, including in Chennai, may be governed by common building rules (CBR). The government has prepared a blueprint to frame ‘Tamil Nadu Common Building Rules, 2016’ for local...
View ArticleCUHK School of Architecture 25th Anniversary Celebration Day - School of...
The School of Architecture at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is commemorating its 25th Anniversary with a one-day celebration event on Saturday, 7 January 2017. The programme will commence in the...
View ArticleLand at Rs1 per sq ft to urban civic bodies for PMAY scheme
The State Revenue Department will allot land at the rate of Re 1 per square foot to the Urban Administration and Development Department to construct low-cost residential quarters for the economically...
View ArticleLondon, a cheerful, bright, salubrious hell – archive, 4 January 1936
Last Sunday night Mr. Max Beerbohm uttered, with a characteristic grace of phrase, microphonic lamentations over London revisited. London he now finds a cheerful, bright, salubrious Hell.
View ArticleClueless Rajasthan officials scratch head over desalination plant
As projects come, this would take the prize for being the most absurd: A desalination plant to purify seawater for the landlocked desert state of Rajasthan to solve its water woes!A total of 61...
View Article'The Future of Cities' Documentary Explores Urban Fixes
“Is future urbanization going to be a good thing or a bad thing?” asks filmmaker Oscar Boyson. “If you care about people,” he adds, “this is going to be the defining question of our time.” ... His...
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