Arizona Congressman Sues for Environmental Review of Trump's Border Wall
Citing environmental concerns, an Arizona congressman filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.The suit, filed by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and the Center for...
View ArticleCan India's Leading Architect Save His Own Buildings?
“We are being ruled by people who are, let’s say, architecturally illiterate.” says Raj Rewal
View ArticleSabarmati riverfront was conceived on lines of Seine in France, recalls...
“I alongwith Bernard Cohen had initially envisaged the urban Sabarmati riverfront to be on the lines of the one at Seine river as Cohen had studied in France. We also had made extensive planning based...
View ArticleMumbai: Centre labels 645 sq ft flat as affordable home
MUMBAI: A dwelling unit not more than 60 square metres (645 square feet carpet area) is now officially an affordable house. Last month, the Union ministry of finance, department of economic affairs,...
View ArticleIIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra
KOLKATA: You cannot be a "well-rounded architect" unless you have learnt the basics of Vastu Shastra — the foundation on which traditional Indian architecture study rests, believes IIT Kharagpur.
View ArticleTelangana: Old buildings to lose heritage tag
A state-level body styled as TS Heritage Authority headed by chief secretary will be constituted under the new act.
View ArticleThe Hyperloop Hype Machine
After another big announcement from the realm of futuristic transportation, there's reason to remain skeptical.
View ArticleArchitecture during the monsoon season
The Monsoon Architecture Festival (MAF) will be held on April 21-22 at Bolgatty Palace, Kochi. The MAF is a celebration of architecture, art, craft and culture in the monsoon regions of the world. It...
View ArticleMumbai to get building taller than Burj Khalifa, road bigger than Marine Drive
A structure taller than Dubai’s iconic 163-floor Burj Khalifa with a green boulevard bigger than Mumbai’s Marine Drive will form part of a new eastern waterfront to be developed on a wasteland in the...
View ArticleSustainable architectural design way forward for urban planners: Chairman JKB
International conference concludes at SMVDU
View ArticleA narrower education
Moves to transfer polytechnic schemes and architecture institutions out of HRD ministry are disturbing signals
View ArticleMuseum of the American Revolution's building at odds with revolutionary content
But at some point during the decade-long process of creating this progressive little museum, the goals of its historian-curators and its architects diverged in a big way. In contrast to the narrative...
View ArticleHow Migrant Workers Literally Pay To Build Architecture
Designers, architects, consultants, and engineers can’t keep turning a blind eye to the mistreatment of the people who build their work.
View ArticleThe World's Most Stubborn Real Estate Holdouts
In the face of development, some steadfast souls refuse to budge.
View ArticleThe Booth House, Philip Johnson's first constructed commission, now up for sale
The Booth House has been put up for sale and [the resident] is on the hunt for a new owner respectful of the value of the design.
View ArticleIncremental Development: The Craft Beer Model of Walkable Urban Places
In celebration of the upcoming CNU 25.Seattle, Public Square is running the series 25 Great Ideas of the New Urbanism. These ideas have been shaped by new urbanists and continue to influence cities,...
View Article[GREHA (गृह)] No money for India's first architecture museum
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) India's first architecture museum is still waiting to be built though the master-plan is all ready.The idea for such a museum was mooted three years ago but has been gathering...
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