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Bimal Patel writes a tribute to Christopher Charles Benninger (1942-2024), sharing a few of his memories about Benninger.
Prof. Sathya Prakash Varanashi pays tribute to legendary architect and urban planner Christopher Benninger, who passed away at 82.
Jaimini Mehta critiques architectural education in India, arguing for reform that balances vocational training with liberal education, combining science, humanities, and arts. He challenges the Western-centric approach that has marginalized indigenous architectural knowledge and practices.
The reimagined version of Nari Gandhi’s 1984 letter to the IIA, on the state of the architecture profession.
Suneet Paul writes about Bath, England’s UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its well-preserved Georgian architecture and rich history.
The series “Architectural Heritage in India” concludes with Gurmeet Sangha Rai highlighting the community-based approach towards heritage, the importance of the people and culture in heritage, and valuing indigenous practices and knowledge systems.
“The recent book brought about by people who knew him closely offers windows into his versatile mind through twenty essays of a reflective tenor.” writes Sriganesh Rajendran in his review for the book “M.N. Ashish Ganju – Thinker and Architect”.
Architectural Heritage in India series features a conversation with A.G.K. Menon, delving deep into the meaning of heritage and the challenges in the field.
India’s railway stations are undergoing a makeover, but concerns linger about whether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme truly addresses overcrowding, inefficiency, and the deficits in its architecture and planning, as Kavas Kapadia explores.
Imagine an India where your Instagram critique of a new skyscraper could land you in hot water. Is the new Broadcasting Services Bill for regulation or a digital gag order in disguise?
The blue bucket at the new parliament building hailed as the Government’s avant-garde art installation of the year.
The second conversation of “Architectural Heritage in India” series with Dr. Sonal Mithal focuses on the challenges in architectural heritage conservation, emphasising the need to balance preservation with development, involve communities, and make heritage accessible and relevant to contemporary needs.
Luxury hospitality and sustainability are often seen as opposing concepts. But Suryagarh and Narendra Bhawan oppose this dichotomy. Deepika Srivastava explores this dynamic in a conversation with Ayush and Geetanjali Kasliwal, and Manvendra Singh Shekhawat.
Praveen Bavadekar reviews the Apple Store TRX in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, designed by Foster+Partners, as a revisit of Miesian glass box design, blending millennia-old spatial techniques with a century-old architectural obsession.
Despite its near-monopoly and widespread popularity, a growing number of architects from small, medium, and large firms across India are voicing concerns about the Autodesk’s aggressive tactics and pricing model, threatening to tarnish its once-sterling reputation.
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