Temporary and Mobile Domesticities, 1600 to the present - 10.10.2017, London
Traditionally, home is imagined as a specific place, a site of stability, continuity, safety, and familiarity. Yet, homelife is also characterised by mobility and temporariness. Medieval households...
View ArticleCouncil of Architecture: Panel gives nod to national entrance test, members...
The Executive Committee (EC) of the Council of Architecture (CoA) has approved new regulations making a single national entrance test mandatory for admission to all architecture institutions.The...
View ArticleImage Testimonies - Witnessing in Times of Social Media (Berlin, 13-15 Jul 17)
Recent political conflicts signal an increased proliferation of image testimonies shared widely via Social Media. Although witnessing with and through images is not a phenomenon of the internet era,...
View ArticleAn identity crisis for American architecture?
What is Americanness in 2017? What does it mean to say that a building “belongs” in that sort of rich architectural and historical context? How noticeably should that sense of belonging evolve over time?
View ArticleHand-drawn Future. Architectural Drawing in the Digital Age
Date: Friday, 7 July 2017Symposium: 4.30 pm at ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 BerlinExhibition Opening: 7.30 pm at Tchoban Foundation. Museum for Architectural...
View ArticleCapitol Complex restoration plan gets go-ahead
The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee has approved the plan to restore buildings of Capitol Complex comprising Punjab and Haryana secretariats and the High Court. The plan has been prepared by...
View ArticleEPFO to assist 1 mn subscribers to purchases homes
In a bid to achieve the government’s vision of housing for all by 2022, EPFO has amended EPF Scheme 1952 to provide assistance in acquiring affordable houses to the EPF members by allowing withdrawal...
View ArticleAmazon Just Patented A Drone Skyscraper
Since they’re so far from most of Amazon’s customers, [Amazon's fulfilment centres] pose a real logistical challenge for the company’s plans to deliver packages via autonomous drones with a short...
View ArticleCan One House Change Singapore's Heritage Policy?
When Singapore broke away from Malaysia in 1965 and became independent, it was a country of slums, illiteracy, and poverty, with a per capita GPD of $500 USD. By 2014, that figure had reached $56,000...
View ArticleKoç University reveals the “Curious Case of Çatalhöyük”
The exhibition narrates the reflexive methods of the excavations from the initial phase when the trowel touches the soil to the documentation of the finds and from laboratory analysis to the transfer...
View ArticlereSite Founder Martin Barry on the City of the Future
CityLab’s UK bureau chief and European correspondent Feargus O’Sullivan has been dispatched to the Czech Republic to drink beer moderate a panel at In/visible City, a two-day conference running today...
View ArticleGujarat realty market may see 80% slump owing to GST, RERA
AHMEDABAD: The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will together have a sledgehammer impact on the realty sector in Gujarat, forcing up to 80 per cent slump,...
View Article2017 Burnham Prize Competition
For the 2017 Burnham Prize Competition: “Under the Dome”, the Chicago Architectural Club drew inspiration from the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial and its iconic venue, the Chicago Cultural Center —...
View ArticleShort of smart work, smart projects run out of steam
Pune: Going by the progress of projects under the Smart Cities Mission a year after its high-voltage launch, the city's future looks anything but smart. A majority of "smart" projects have failed to...
View ArticleSociety of Architectural Historians Announces 2017 Award Winners
The Society of Architectural Historians has announced the 2017 recipients of the SAH Publication Awards and SAH Award for Film and Video. SAH presented the awards at its 70th Annual International...
View ArticleMumbai won't be a Smart City; withdraws from NDA government's flagship mission
India's financial capital Mumbai will not be listed in the last batch of Smart Cities, which will be unveiled by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday. Mumbai is the second city to...
View ArticleRestoring the old a new challenge for the PWD
Acquiring domain expertise may be key to preserving heritage buildingsMany heritage buildings languishing in neglect for several years across the State may soon get a new lease of life with the Public...
View ArticleReading the Ruins of Rome review by Mary Beard
The ancient Roman Forum is one of the most frustrating tourist sites in the world. This is the spot where some of the most famous events in Western history took place and some of the most consequential...
View ArticleFood as Voice: Historical Perspectives (Malta, 8-10 Nov 2017)
No food, no life, no history. The acquisition and preparation of food holds a central position in the development of societies, from prehistoric times to the present day. Food forms the basis of the...
View ArticleMaking cities more dense always sparks resistance. Here’s how to overcome it.
Urbanist Brent Toderian, who helped make Vancouver, Canada famous in smart growth circles as its urban planner for six years, now works as a city planning consultant. He shares his tips to overcoming...
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