Pieris, Anoma. "Encampments: Spatial Taxonomies of Sri Lanka's Civil War."...
The escalation of human displacements occurring during the twenty-first century has seen the emergence of humanitarian relief accommodation as a new architectural type worthy of close analysis. Yet,...
View ArticleBeynon, David. "“Tropical” Architecture in the Highlands of Southeast Asia:...
The “tropical” condition has long been established as a Western trope that defines the “otherness” of climates perceived as hot, humid and uncomfortable compared to the “temperate” West. Both colonial...
View ArticlePieris, Anoma. "Dwelling in ruins: affective materialities of the Sri Lankan...
This paper examines the condition of exile as experienced by displaced suburban Tamil residents forced to abandon their natal or primary homes during heightened civil war in Sri Lanka. Using the theme...
View ArticleHaggerty, Michael. "A Tropicalist Turn: Architectural Perspectives on...
Regionalism, an approach adopted by architects during the late twentieth century, has new relevance and potential urgency in the twenty-first century as a system for detecting and formulating the...
View ArticleHirsh, Max. "Redefinitions of dwelling and the transnational production of...
The article investigates the history of the Asian serviced-apartment industry in order to shed light on the shifting relationship between dwelling, housing, domesticity and architecture in contemporary...
View ArticleShukla, Samir. Pizza Pasta Architecture of CADs In Serendipity: Musings of a...
My evening walk yesterday took me close to an academic campus. Though the once free-for-all campus is now secured from outsiders in every which way, I somehow managed to slink past the guards and...
View ArticleBeri, Shirish. J. Krishnamurti Study Centre, Hyderabad. Shirish Beri &...
The design of the study centre is a metaphorical expression in the architectural language of Krishnaji's ideas about life, silence and the role of the study centre. It is a place for serious...
View ArticleBeri, Shirish. THE SPIRITUAL HAPPENING, any community space anywhere in the...
Out of the 1021 entries received from over 60 countries for this competition, this was the only Indian entry to bag one of the 12 prizes.
View ArticleKumar, Prem. "Census Towns in Uttar Pradesh: Understanding the Transformation...
An understanding of the emergence of new census towns, as reported by the 2011 Census, necessitates an investigation, specifically at a micro level, into the factors behind the shift of the male...
View ArticleKumar, Prem. "Declining Number of Slums: Nature of Urban Growth." Economic &...
The population living in urban slums grew more slowly than the overall urban population between 1991 and 2001, suggesting an exclusionary nature of urban growth. This was also revealed in the form of...
View ArticleBhan, Ravindra. Architects' Statement In Development plans for Ayodhya Ghats....
Ayodhya is an ancient city of India near Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh state. The city is situated on the right bank of river Ghagra or Saryu. It is considered as one of the holiest cities of India. In the...
View ArticleBeri, Shirish. "Towards an Architecture of Goodness." In 2AA International...
For me, it is almost impossible to separate architecture from this wonderful fullness, richness and inter-connected complexity of life. Both seem to be the reflections of each other.
View ArticleBeri, Shirish. Letter from an architect to the gurus and students of...
Dear friends, After a lot of thinking, I have taken the liberty to write the attached important letter to the principals, faculty and students of all architecture colleges in India. I had to do so out...
View ArticleGhosh, Sudipto. Re: Letter from an architect to the gurus and chelas of...
A reply to Shirish Beri's Open Letter dated 25th July 2019, "Can Architecture of Goodness be Taught?" by Architect Sudipto Ghosh.
View ArticleDaruwala, Pallon. Portfolio of Images In House of Stories, Edited by Nisha...
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