Snehanshu Mukherjee, in his polemical essay on climate crisis, writes about how the crisis has and continues to stem from a system built on exploitation and profit, driven by the need for comfort.
This book “Strengthening Capacities for Climate Resilience”, authored by Dr. Vandana Sehgal, Dr. Ritu Gulati, Dr. Farheen Bano, and Ar. Abhirbhav Sanyal, documents the BCAUSYOUCARE Project, which addresses urban heat stress in Ayodhya, India. Through urban mapping, capacity building, and stakeholder engagement, the project develops and implements climate resilience strategies, offering valuable lessons for other cities.
Vinod Gupta writes about how sugar and air-conditioner, once luxuries, have become necessities with far-reaching consequences that contribute to health crises and climate change while reducing our ability to adapt to natural temperature variations.
Udaipur’s Architectural Renaissance: A Conservation Architect’s Chronicle of Heritage Amidst Climate’s Embraces
From colonial echoes to climate confrontations, the essay witnesses a city’s tale etched in bricks and resilience. Amid neglected heritage, the battle cries for sustainable rebirth. Udaipur’s past isn’t just conserved—it’s a roadmap to a defiant, luminous future, where history meets the tempest of climate change head-on! This essay by Anubhuti Jain was amongst the shortlisted essays.
The essay, Hyderabad’s Flooded Dreams: Climate Change and Resilience, talks about the impact of climate change on Hyderabad, focusing on urban flooding and resilience. It narrates a flood incident in a neighbourhood, highlighting how the city’s rapid urbanization and poor drainage infrastructure exacerbate the problem. The essay by Kulsum Nafisa was awarded the best of top three prizes.
Dealing with Climate Change, by Vinod Gupta, was first published on the author’s LinkedIn page on September 8, 2022.
The Pakistan floods and the resultant damage caused to the country’s heritage, in particular, the World Heritage Site- Mohenjo-daro’s ruins, provoked me to further research on the Impact of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage.
-Megha Pande
B.Arch Thesis – Climate Park | Sai Tejas | McGain’sOoty School of Architecture Abstract Climate change is happening and it is happening fast. This time
Altrim Publishers announces the release of NUDES, a compelling new monograph by architect Nuru Karim, founder of Nudes, a Mumbai-based interdisciplinary design studio at the forefront of computational and sustainable architecture.
As part of our editorial: What makes a space public?, V.V. Kusum Priya argues that Section 39A of Goa’s 2024 Town and Country Planning Act this isn’t just a legal issue, and that it’s the erosion of an unrecognised but collectively sustained commons, and a question of what “public” really means and who benefits from the legislations surrounding this.
Pinkish Shah’s homage to Sen Kapadia, celebrates him as fearless and formless in both life and work. Intellectually rooted in Louis Kahn and Sri Aurobindo, Sen pursued architecture that transcended form toward essential silence. Known for his courage, he maintained quiet, unwavering independence throughout his career.
Architect Vandana Dhawan Saxena argues that designing contextual hospitality architecture is a win-win for all—developers, crafts communities, and tourists—and that policy backing and innovative craft integration can help it transition from a romantic aspiration to an industry standard.
Sen Kapadia (1936–2026), architect, educator, and Founding Director of KRVIA Mumbai, passed away yesterday, at 89. A disciple of Louis Kahn and one of the early proponents of passive solar architecture in India, he shaped generations through his eco-sensitive practice and rigorous pedagogy, leaving behind works including Water and Land Management Institute, Bhopal and the NID Gandhinagar campus.
Located in the centre Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, the Gohar Khatoon Girls’ School/ School for Afghan Girls replaces an older structure that was in an extreme state of disrepair and expands the capacity of a historically significant urban school.
H. Masud Taj recollects his memories and conversations with Hassan Fathy in Cairo & Mumbai on the occasion of his 126th Birth Anniversary.
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