Call for Sponsors for ‘Awakening Beauty’, by Jinan K.B.

November 7, 2025 No Comments

Jinan K.B., author of ‘Awakening Beauty’ is seeking sponsors to fund printing and launch this movement for a book where he argues that beauty is a biological, non-computational intelligence—the core of human cognition. Through the book, Jinan invites you to reclaim this lived wisdom.

Under the Circus Tent by Aniket Bhagwat 2. © Prabhakar Bhagwat

“Because we have been eager, sometimes desperate, to name everything ‘architecture,’ many things that are merely buildings have slipped in.”—Aniket Bhagwat

November 4, 2025 No Comments

Aniket Bhagwat, in this prose, argues that while speed and competence in construction are vital, architecture is distinct and fragile. It goes beyond enclosure and utility to expose meaning, embodying resistance, beauty, abstraction, and memory.

What Remains When Architecture Forgets Itself – Aniket Bhagwat on beauty, abstraction, and philosophy in architecture

November 2, 2025 1 Comment

Aniket Bhagwat reflects on architecture’s lost connection to beauty, abstraction, and philosophy, urging a return to thoughtful making that roots buildings in meaning, memory, and cultural responsibility.

Snehanshu Mukherjee on architectural education and profession

“It is no longer sufficient to merely learn the conventional ways of designing and building to address the challenges faced by the profession today.”—Snehanshu Mukherjee

October 28, 2025 No Comments

In this day and age, with unprecedented climate disasters caused by techno-industrial paradigms, Snehanshu Mukherjee focuses on how architectural education must be reformed to espouse critical, creative, and context-sensitive design thinking, moving beyond conventional practices, silos, and outdated curricula, to address climate and societal challenges and empower architects for diverse creative roles.

The Dharavi Transformation: End of the Road or A New Beginning?

October 24, 2025 No Comments

As Dharavi, Mumbai’s dense economic powerhouse with a $1 billion annual turnover, undergoes a major Adani-led redevelopment, Kavas Kapadia elucidates the key challenge of modernising resident life and infrastructure without destroying its unique, highly productive ecosystem and livelihoods.

Otto Königsberger (13.10.1908 – 03.01.1999).

“From the shadows of exile to the light of India’s rebirth, Otto Königsberger crafted spaces that healed, united, and inspired.” —Sarbjit Singh Bagha

October 23, 2025 No Comments

On his 117th anniversary, remembering Otto Königsberger, Sarbjit Singh Bagha writes about how he transformed Indian cities with humane, climate-responsive designs and flexible urban planning, leaving a lasting legacy of compassion and innovation.

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“Because we have been eager, sometimes desperate, to name everything ‘architecture,’ many things that are merely buildings have slipped in.”—Aniket Bhagwat

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“It is no longer sufficient to merely learn the conventional ways of designing and building to address the challenges faced by the profession today.”—Snehanshu Mukherjee

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“Because we have been eager, sometimes desperate, to name everything ‘architecture,’ many things that are merely buildings have slipped in.”—Aniket Bhagwat

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“It is no longer sufficient to merely learn the conventional ways of designing and building to address the challenges faced by the profession today.”—Snehanshu Mukherjee

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