Design Competition — or Ideological Crisis?
....Two weeks ago, the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection issued a single paragraph presolicitation notice for “the design and build of several prototype wall...
View ArticleRemove illegal vendors from residential areas: Corporators
KOLHAPUR: Corporators on Friday came down heavily on civic officials over their failure to check illegal vendors plying business in residential areas of the city. Raising the issue during the standing...
View ArticleCurrent Housing Deficit, development of Smart Cities and increased...
Center’s norms of compulsory use of material made out of fly-ash within 100 kilometers radius of thermal plants is expected to drive the sales
View ArticleThe 'House of the Future' Is a Shiny Rotating Blob
The off-the-grid solar home would imperceptibly spin on its central axis, providing fresh views with each season.
View ArticleChief minister Devendra Fadnavis invites students’ ideas to solve...
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has invited college students to suggest policy interventions for critical matters such as drought control, smart cities, transportation, rural education and more. This...
View ArticleState Bank of India signs $274 million agreement with Germany's KfW...
With an aim to achieve the Government of India's vision of 'Housing for All' and to provide loan facility for affordable housing, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday signed $274 million (nearly Rs...
View ArticleVietnam's architectural gems are disappearing
The Tax Center, built in 1924, is one of many historic buildings in the last 20 years that have been razed or severely altered, according to a joint French-Vietnamese government research...
View ArticleA Theory on Why Dhaka Has the Best Spot on Earth for a City
Geographically speaking, the Bangladeshi city has all the right criteria to be the "central point of human civilization."
View ArticleSlavoj Žižek and Graham Harman: a Debate
Debate strayed across the philosophical spectrum and included a full-throated explanation by Harman of the Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO) theory. Of course, Žižek issued an extended, hilarious...
View ArticleBrick by Brick: Nayyar Ali Dada on the making of the Alhamra.
In the summer of 1976, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Shakir Ali recommended Nayyar Ali Dada to the Lahore Arts Council to draw up plans for an arts center. Dada sketched the first blueprint of the Alhamra Art...
View ArticleYes Bank bullish on smart cities, signs up 3 projects
In a revenue share arrangement in the contracts which it will be signing with the service providers, Yes Bank get commission on usage
View ArticleThe Steady Deconstruction of America's Cities
Peter Moskowitz’s new book on gentrification outlines how local governments cede their power over residents’ lives to private interests.
View ArticleThe Great Green Wall of America
This design firm wants to make Trump’s wall big, beautiful and sustainable.
View ArticleThe Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture to remain accredited
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has approved the Change of Control application submitted by the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. This approval recognizes the school as an independent...
View ArticleChina is country partner of 4th Smart Urbanation summit
Aiming to take the government's smart cities initiative to the next level, over 1,500 global and national policymakers, financiers and technologists, along with over 25 city and state representatives,...
View ArticleGhosts oust Brazilian president Michel Temer from official residence
BRASILIA – In a dramatic turn of events, Brazil President Michel Temer has left his official residence after he and his family felt “bad vibes” emanating from the luxurious building.‘I felt something...
View ArticleLearning from Mughal Architecture of Northern India
On a recent trip to Northern India, Bay Area architect, artist, and planner Ayub Patel visited Fatehpur Sikri, a hilltop fortress and palace built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great. Akbar was a...
View ArticleCity of Lights
KOCHI: A few decades ago, electric lights were largely used to do away with darkness. Today the scenario has changed and lights have become an integral part of a booming industry, where they are now...
View ArticleContentious Claims - Negotiating Ownership in Law and Culture
7th International Osnabrueck Summer Institute (OSI) on the Cultural Study of the Law
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