Thoughts, views and Ideas on architecture

Thoughts and views on architecture education and profession, contributed by the community of architects, students, educators and more.

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A Modernist’s Doubt: Symbolism and the Late Career Turn

Sudipto Ghosh

Ode to Pune - A Vision. © Narendra Dengle - 1

The City That Could Be: An Ode to Pune

Narendra Dengle

(left) Turtle Poem 1999 & Calligraphy 2006, by H. Masud Taj. © H. Masud Taj. (right) Photograph of Hassan Fathy 1976, © Martin Lyons

“Hassan Fathy’s head was in the heavens, heart in the right place, and feet planted firmly on earth.”—H. Masud Taj on his Turtle poem & Hassan Fathy

H Masud Taj

Education Authority Bill - Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill - Architecture Education, A. Srivathsan

Education Authority Bill: Its Implications for Architecture Education

A Srivathsan

Smart City Mission India - Harshad Bhatia

“How smart is your city?” or “How is your city smart?”—The Paradox of Progress

Harshad Bhatia

Open Hand Monument, Chandigarh. Via Chandigarh Tourism

Revisiting Chandigarh: A Vitalised Metaphoric Urban Forest

Suneet Paul

Writers Cottage, by Fractal Chaos

The Search for Indian Architecture: Between Tradition and Modernity

Radha Hirpara

Feature image - Ego, Equity, and Experience Architectural Employment in India. Nitin Mandhan

Ego, Equity, and Experience: Architectural Employment in India

Nitin Mandhan

“The new architect must be an environmental thinker, a social listener, a technological innovator, and an ethical actor.” – Ravindra Punde on reimagining architecture education in India

Ravindra Punde

Architecture-in-Development — Global Challenge 2025 Shortlists

“The stronger promise in Architecture-in-Development’s Do-it-Together (DiT) ethos is that design can be measured by what it connects and sustains, not just by what it costs or how quickly it is implemented.”—Nipun Prabhakar

Nipun Prabhakar

A manifesto on Architectural Criticism - Tata Dhan Academy, Madurai, India, by CnT Architects

A Manifesto on Architectural Criticism

Prem Chandavarkar

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

Aniket Bhagwat

Aniket Bhagwat

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

Aniket Bhagwat

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

Snehanshu Mukherjee

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

Sarbjit Singh Bahga