Death by design
The Crematorium Hofheide is situated in the middle of a lake in Holsbeek, Belgium. An elongated core of earth-coloured stone wrapped in a layer of rusty steel, it appears to float on the water –...
View ArticleBuilding to blend
Nestled on the slope of a valley, the terraced building that houses the spa at the Santani resort, seems to almost disappear into the terrain. One can be forgiven for missing the structure surrounded...
View ArticleAhmedabad UNESCO tag shows heritage not a burden: experts
"This is wonderful news and I hope it will make people look at heritage differently and open up the doors to many other old cities, which have the potential of becoming World Heritage Cities," noted...
View ArticleA documentary features about being an architect in Mumbai
"When we made the film, I was reminded of [Fritz] Lang’s Metropolis - you have this hazy kind of sense of floating through the city as well as the urban sprawl on the ground. We wanted to look at...
View ArticleMagazine rack by Pierre Jeanneret sold for Rs 66 lakh
Heritage furniture of the city continues to be auctioned in foreign countries. The latest item that was sold at a whopping price of Rs 66 lakh in the US is a teak and aluminum periodicals rack designed...
View ArticleCharles Correa Chair established at Goa College of Architecture
The Government of Goa has established the Charles Correa Chair at the Goa College of Architecture, Panaji through the Directorate of Art and Culture.Under this programme three different categories of...
View ArticleGolden Quadrant To Regain Old Glory
Exactly two years after Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) pulled down the front facade of historic Shaukat Mahal, state archaeology is set to undertake restoration of the same. It comes with a rider—...
View ArticleSPA project gathers dust as two ministries fight
Aurangabad: The proposal for setting up the School of Planning and Architecture is gathering dust at the Centre's table because of the alleged tug of war between two ministries. There are confusions...
View ArticleState govt to bring back old rule for mill land use
The formula, which was suggested by celebrated architect Charles Correa in the 1990s, prescribes a three-way division of mill land: one portion for the owners who can commercially exploit it, one for...
View ArticleSublimation (Mainz, 14-16 Dec 17)
Sublimation – Mind, Matter, Concept in Art after ModernismDuring the "long Sixties," a period coined by Arthur Marwick to describe the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, artists, critics and theorists...
View ArticleAncient Greek theaters used moveable stages more than 2000 years ago
Theater has been loved by many people since classical times. Along with its popularity, stage theater construction evolved greatly between the ancient Greek and Roman periods. In this research, an...
View ArticleThe sideways elevator that will revolutionize building has arrived
After three years of work, ThyssenKrupp, a company synonymous with elevators, is testing the Multi in a German tower and finalizing the safety certification. Zooming up, down, left, right, and...
View ArticleUNESCO's Hebron resolution hurts Israeli-Palestinian peace process
The July 7 resolution by the UNESCO Heritage Committee recognizing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron as an endangered world heritage site was just what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needed....
View ArticleBJP Once Tried to Destroy the Ahmedabad Heritage It Is Now Celebrating
New Delhi: On July 8, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee announced that Ahmedabad is India’s first ‘heritage city’. The ruling BJP in Gujarat celebrated this decision, with chief minister Vijay Rupani...
View ArticleMalevich's vision of Politics (Dijon, 6-7 Dec 18)
The writing and painting of Kasimir Malevich, the painter of the Black Square on a white background (the Quadrangle of 1915), have an aesthetic, philosophical, religious but also a political...
View ArticleSpatial Cult—Cult Space (Linz, 15-17 Mar 18)
Spatial Cult—Cult Space, Architecture and Interior in Post-Traditional CommunitiesSince the 1990s, with the "spatial turn," space has been at the center of art history and cultural studies...
View ArticleSpecial Issue Proposal on Post-Colonial Nostalgia - Journal of Commonwealth...
Simon Lewis and Giusi Russo, guest editors of the Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies are seeking manuscript submissions for a special issue on post-colonial nostalgia to be published in...
View ArticleDesign Trust's “Public for All” NYC-wide competition reveals two winners
The Design Trust for Public Space revealed the winners of their citywide competition “Public for All: Rethinking Shared Space in NYC”.
View ArticleUse new 3D technology to speed up housing construction: PM Modi to officials
NEW DELHI: Concerned over the slow pace of construction of affordable houses in the country, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted officials for speeding up construction. He directed the ministry of...
View ArticleThe Norman Foster Foundation announces a program of education initiatives
Based in Madrid and operating globally, The Norman Foster Foundation is a non-profit promoting holistic education and interdisciplinary thinking and research.
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