Urbanism @ 75, by Kavas Kapadia
Kavas Kapadia
Urbanism is the author, Kavas Kapadia’s take on Urbanisation and Urbanism in the Indian context.
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Urbanism is the author, Kavas Kapadia’s take on Urbanisation and Urbanism in the Indian context.
The tenure of Ar. Habeeb Khan, the Council of Architecture’s 11th President, officially comes to an end on October 24, 2022. In a candid chat with ArchitectureLive!, the Council’s President discussed the challenges the Council faced and the initiatives it took under his tenure.
Edited by Madhavi Desai, ‘Gender and The Indian City: Revisioning Design and Planning’ interrogates the incomprehension of society with issues of gender sensitivity in design and urban planning.
Since the past few days, a controversy has been making rounds on a few social media groups of architects regarding the Paro International Airport project. A dispute has arisen between the project’s consultant and design firm regarding the lack of credits, unpaid dues and poor quality of drawings.
Edited by Madhavi Desai, Gender and the Built Environment in India examines the role of women as consumers and the creators of the built space, focusing on India and parts of South Asia.
Dealing with Climate Change, by Vinod Gupta, was first published on the author’s LinkedIn page on September 8, 2022.
In extension to the Future Trajectories series, Studio Mohenjodaro reminisces about their journey in a conversation with Megha Pande.
Written by Architect Kavas Kapadia, the flood of disillusionment puts into words the ground reality of what follows floods in India.
Authored by Jon Lang, Madhavi Desai and Miki Desai, ‘Architecture & Independence’ examines the development of architecture in India in the context of the political struggle for and attainment of Independence.
‘The Queen and I’ is the author, H Masud Taj’s, recollection of his (in Canada) and his family’s (in Moradabad) encounters with two Queens of British Monarchy. The architect’s essay journeys from his childhood home in Moradabad, the design he did for Eagle Vacuum Flask in Mumbai, the calligraphic long-poem permanent installation he designed for the Consulate General of Canada in Bengaluru and the induction of his book in the Library of Parliament in Ottawa, Canada.
In extension to the Future Trajectories series, Studio Motley reminisces about their journey in a conversation with Megha Pande.
In extension to the Future Trajectories series, young architectural practice Studio Interweave reminisces about their journey in a conversation with Megha Pande.
Ameer Chand (the author’s pseudonym) was a first-year architecture student when his college mates’ entry to the Maharashtra Memorial Competition was declared the winner. The ‘view from below’ is the author’s first-hand account of witnessing the events in college that followed the result declaration.
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
In extension to the Future Trajectories series, young architectural practice DesignAware reminisces about their journey in a conversation with Megha Pande.
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