We should create cities for slowing down
Placemaking is meant to provide a close connection between people and their locale. Placemaking has to be specific and unique to urban space, taking into account its community, environment, culture,...
View ArticleNGOSpeak: The Transformative Power of Play in Urban India
Project KHEL finds new uses for slices of neighborhoods, parks, and fields and uses sports to introduce life skills to underserved kids.
View ArticleOn the lines of smart cities, Rajasthan to develop smart villages
JAIPUR: Rajasthan will develop 3169 smart villages, which will have clean drinking water, roads, sewerage system, Wi-Fi facility, e-library, sports ground, street lights and health facilities. State...
View Articleबाहुबली-2 दिखाने के नहीं मिले राइट्स, बंद हुआ 56 साल पुराना सिनेमा हॉल
नई दिल्ली.फिल्म बाहुबली-2 के प्रदर्शन का अधिकार नहीं मिलने के बाद पहले से नुकसान झेल रहा ऐतिहासिक शीला सिनेमा बंद हो गया है। इससे पहले कनॉट प्लेस स्थित रीगल सिनेमा 30 मार्च को बंद कर दिया गया था।...
View ArticleAr. Vijaykumar Sengottuvelan, Director, C.A.R.E School of Architecture to the...
CARECentre for Applied Research & Education05th of May, 2017 To The Ministry of Commerce, New Delhi, India The hall of Nations and the Nehru Pavilion at Pragati Maidan are iconic structures built...
View ArticleNew Functions of the Surface. Pushing the Urban Envelope
The city's surface represents in many ways and through its multiple functions an interdisciplinary testing space and area of intersection. This surface encompasses façades and roofs as well as...
View ArticleMajuli's heritage status a far cry
GUWAHATI: The state government has once again turned down assistance from the Unesco for preparing a nomination dossier for the inclusion of Majuli in the Unesco world heritage site list. It has...
View ArticleObamas unveil design of presidential center in Chicago
The three buildings could encompass 200,000 to 225,000 square feet, the foundation said. That would be roughly the same size, or slightly larger, than the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
View ArticleGujarat and Madhya Pradesh dominate Swachh rankings, Indore is ‘cleanest’ city
Varanasi surges as rest of Uttar Pradesh lags in Swachh Survekshan list
View Article'Anumeric' People: What Happens When A Language Has No Words For Numbers?
But, in a historical sense, numerically fixated people like us are the unusual ones. For the bulk of our species’ approximately 200,000-year lifespan, we had no means of precisely representing...
View ArticleMumbai Draft Development Plan to open No Development Zone land for affordable...
The draft plan has also proposed a permissible FSI of 4.00 for affordable housing projects aimed at bringing down the percentage of land cost ..
View ArticleATCH Visiting Fellows Program: 2018.
The ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism History) Research Centre invites Expressions of Interest for the Visiting Fellows Program 2018. The program welcomes Expressions of Interest from scholars with...
View ArticleCBSE to teach Class 11, 12 students Ayurveda, Indian architecture from coming...
From the coming academic year, Class 11 and 12 students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will learn subjects such as Ayurveda, Indian architecture and philosophy, so “they get to know...
View ArticleLast mile connectivity crucial for its success
Surat: Last mile connectivity is the key to success of mass transport. Surat is a city of 50 lakh and if 5 lakh people start using mass transport, it will help reduce congestion. But, for that to...
View ArticleHUDCO IPO opens on May 8: 5 things to know
The government is divesting its 10 per cent stake in the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco). The issue will open on May 8.
View Article“History Takes Place – Dynamics of Urban Change”
Belgrade and Sarajevo 4–15 September 2017
View ArticleSohoni on Eaton and Wagoner, 'Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on...
Sohoni on Eaton and Wagoner, 'Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on India's Deccan Plateau, 1300-1600'Richard M. Eaton, Phillip B. Wagoner. Power, Memory, Architecture: Contested Sites on...
View ArticleLate Medieval Towns in Transition to Early Modernity
2nd Interdisciplinary Workshop for postgraduates and postdocs by TZM (Trier Centre for Medieval Studies)
View ArticleState-run Hudco seen to be in sweet spot, focussed on financing govt. projects
To becomes first state-run company to tap the market in past five years
View ArticleThe Role of Missionaries in Asian and American Artistic Interaction
Call for Session at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America, New Orleans
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