Homi Bhabha’s iconic bungalow, Mehrangir, being demolished
Almost two years after Mehrangir – home to Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the architect of nuclear science in India – was sold, the building is being pulled down to make way for a multi-storeyed building.
View ArticleHimachal takes ordinance route to regularise over 30,000 structures
The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday decided to bring an ordinance to regularise over 30,000 unauthorised structures in the state despite a high court rap for favouring violators.The cabinet,...
View ArticlePoetics of the Algorithm: Narrative, the Digital, and 'Unidentified' Media
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE Conference opening event: WREKshop by Olivier Deprez & Miles O’Shea9h-17h, Académie des Beaux-Arts de Liège20h – WREKshop Projection, with comments by Olivier Deprez and Aarnoud...
View ArticleIndia is going through a cultural colonization, says Shimul Javeri
Award-winning architect Shimul Javeri on the conflict between design practice and the hype about sustainable and culturally authentic spaces
View ArticleHarappa-like site surfaces in Tamil Nadu
MADURAI: With structure after structure surfacing from under the soil, the massive scale of an ancient urban centre that lies buried at Pallisanthai Thidal in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu is...
View ArticleHousing for all or another castle in the air?
Even though more than 22,200 people have filed their applications for the EWS and LIG houses to be constructed by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) under the Housing for All...
View ArticleAncient temples of Dakshin Kannada to get a facelift
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Ancient-temples-of-Dakshin-Kannada-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/52496385.cms Ancient temples of Dakshin Kannada to get a facelift
View ArticleWelcome to Disturbia
Why midcentury Americans believed the suburbs were making them sick
View ArticleOn a World Stage, Architects Imagine Detroit as the City of the Future
At this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, 12 designs envision how “the capital of urban ruins” can move forward from crisis.
View ArticleDanish traditions to help Singapore become world’s first Smart Nation
The Embassy of Denmark saw potential to stake on a Smart City-collaboration between Singapore and Denmark more than a year ago, and since then they have established a strong relation between...
View ArticleVenkaiah Naidu to visit Germany to boost investments in Smart Cities
NEW DELHI: Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu will attend a three-day conference on 'Smart City Mission' starting tomorrow in Berlin to promote investment in the urban development sector in the country....
View ArticlePR: A Robust Presence for MIT at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale
Architects, artists, and designers from the MIT community will constitute a robust presence at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale.
View ArticleVenice architecture biennale pavilions – a souped-up pre-school playground
... the architectural equivalent of a UN summit is as kooky and curious as ever
View ArticleNeeded: Smart laws for smart cities
'Experts' favour tweaking current municipal and state laws, rather than an overarching legislative framework
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