An ingenuous amalgamation of two local stones – Cuddapah and Jaisalmer teak – ensures a tantalising combination of shades of grey and sandy brown. The stones used[...]
An attempt to copy nature is a huge challenge and to try and replicate its smallest detail is near impossible! Ceramic artist Hitomi Hososno aims to achieve this feat in her porcel[...]
There are no floors, only parallelepipeds hang in space defining boundaries and marking zones in this showroom and office in Moscow designed by Megabudka; here volumes come alive, [...]
Deepali Sakhare presently runs a home decor and lifestyle store called ‘Apartment Therapy’ in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai. Here she retails home decor products and customised furnitu[...]
This Town Hall and Civic Centre in Belgium sets a high standard in inexpensive yet highly imaginative and sustainable architecture. Making it look deceptively simple is just anothe[...]
Ecosistema Urbano is a Madrid based group of architects and urban designers operating within the fields of urbanism, architecture, engineering and sociology. They define their appr[...]
Lost in the streets of Jodhpur, I found myself grappling for direction. My inner compass malfunctioned as I stood at the centre of a busy junction, being jostled by locals who seem[...]
In a world where green spaces are being crowded over by concrete monstrosities, acclaimed botanist Patrick Blanc shows us a way out – lush green walls that create a vertical gard[...]
Where Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital city, a claim that is not internationally recognised. But, there is no denying the fact that Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities of t[...]
The Downtown Mexico hotel used to be a colonial palace – today it’s a renovation marvel that bridges the 17th century with the present. This hotel in Mexico City straddles [...]