Hundreds of building planners demand PM end Arab building discrimination
Specifically, the “Building Planners’ Letter,” as it has been dubbed, describes a lack of issuing building permits for Arab communities, while simultaneously going ahead with the demolition of...
View ArticleJJ School of Arts ready with three designs for textile museum
Authorities from the institute are now discussing the plans with the civic authorities for a final decision.
View ArticleMCD elections: Online building plan has failed to curb illegal construction...
Several reforms introduced in the recent years to augment efficiency, improve responsiveness, and weed out corruption in Delhi’s three municipal corporations have remained unproductive. Apart from...
View ArticleNHB working on revamp of its residential housing index
The housing finance regulator, National Housing Bank (NHB), is working on a complete revamp of its residential housing index or `Residex'.It is also working on new indices such as rental index and...
View ArticleTake the Fire Exit
As the Hall of Nations in Delhi’s Pragati Maidan awaits a court decision, a social media initiative is using satire to offer perspectives.
View ArticleIn Search of the Smartest City
Can Bloomberg Philanthropies establish a national standard for data-driven governments?
View ArticleArchitecture and Society Series- April 15th - The National Museum of...
TALK - Architecture and Society Series The National Museum of Architecture - a panel discussion following a short film to explain the concept and project. Panelists are drawn from the Council of...
View ArticleArchitects reveal excitement over Obama library, but little else at first...
One of the co-designers of the Obama presidential library and museum revealed Tuesday how she reacted when she heard that she and her architectural partner husband had won the job.
View ArticleCalcutta connect in Project Chandigarh
March 28: An ambitious project is under way - the first of its kind in India - to preserve the architectural integrity of Le Corbusier's Chandigarh, whose Capitol complex was designated a Unesco World...
View ArticleReluctant states derail Centre's Smart City dreams
Reluctant states derail Centre's Smart City dreams
View ArticleDiébédo Francis Kéré announced as Brunner Prize winner by American Academy of...
The top prize, the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture, is given to a preeminent architect from any country who has made a significant contribution to architecture as art. The 2017...
View Article'City of 7 Billion' Exhibition on Display Through May 13 in Vol Walker Hall
The "City of 7 Billion" research project is by Joyce Hsiang and Bimal Mendis of Plan B Architecture & Urbanism. The exhibition is curated by Joyce Hsiang and Bimal Mendis and is organized by the...
View ArticleCan Nepal Use a Natural Disaster to End Caste Discrimination?
Planners want to use the country’s 2015 earthquake as a springboard for tackling deep-seated divisions through long-term rebuilding.
View ArticleArchitecture, influence and altruism: 2017 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum
Alongside well-known speakers, smaller-scaled studios and alternative modes of practice were also well represented across the forum. Gap Filler, a New Zealand collaborative that orchestrates temporary...
View ArticleHouse for all: Uttarakhand aims to beat PM’s deadline by 2 years
Uttarakhand has set an ambitious target to become the country’s first state to complete the Centre’s housing for all scheme that aims to provide houses to poor families by 2022.In keeping with its...
View ArticleFive Indian sites tentatively on the World Heritage List Nominations await a...
It was recently revealed that five Indian cities were declared as tentative entries in UNESCO’s World Heritage List as proposals were filed at UNESCO World Heritage Centre to check with the criteria...
View ArticleCarved raven bone discovered in Crimea is Neanderthal 'art'
The finding suggests that Neanderthals had aesthetic awareness involving a sense of consistency and regularity.
View ArticleUrban development ministry moves PMO to make Municipal bonds tax-free
NEW DELHI: The urban development ministry has sought the intervention of Prime Minister’s Office to resolve a standoff with the finance ministry over issuance of municipal bonds, seen as the primary...
View ArticleBerlin Preserves Its Trippy 1980s Subway Stations
They’re cheerful, witty, and a little bizarre.
View ArticleMouse In The House Tells Tale Of Human Settlement
Origins of house mice in ecological niches created by settled hunter-gatherers in the Levant 15,000 y ago
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