John Hill, an architect by training, also blogs and serves as the editor-in-chief of World Architect’s magazine. In 1996, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kansas State…
First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around only works sometimes. -Jan Gehl The 80-year-old Danish architect focuses on the idea of people-centric urban design in his book…
Occasionally, it is an overwhelming decision to choose which book to read or refer to, since choosing the right book about your topic can either develop your interest in it…
‘Vistara’ from the name indicates the ‘extent’; i.e., the extent of architectural evolution in India. The author, Carmen Kagal, has revived the travelling exhibition of 1986 on ‘Vistara- The Architecture…
Paul Goldberger is an American architecture critic best known for his ‘Skyline’ column in The New York Times, for which he earned the Pulitzer Prize. Why Architecture Matters is one…
The book architecture and modernity by Hilde Heynen explains the relationship between architectural practice and theory. It shows the position of a historian with an interest. The book is also…
Alain de Botton, a Swiss-British philosopher and author of bestselling books like Essay of love, How Proust can change your life, The Architecture of Happiness, Religion for Atheists, Status anxiety;…
The Nietzschean concept inspired Thomas Mical, a doctorate in the subject, his subject of focus being De Chirico’s metaphysical paintings, who pursued his degree in Architecture from Harvard University and…
After reading ‘City Improbable’, no one can confidently say, “I know Delhi”. Khushwant Singh has put together writings by people from different eras, age groups, countries, cultures, and backgrounds to…
Modern Architecture and Climate investigates how driving architects of the 20th century consolidated climate interceding methodologies into their designs, and shows how local ways to deal with atmosphere flexibility were…
‘Invisible Cities’, by Italo Calvino is a book, which is necessarily found on the bookshelf of every architect. It is a marvelous collection of out of the box, descriptions of utopian, and…
The first female architect of Pakistan, Yasmeen Lari is a starchitect, turned humanitarian. She won the 2020 Jane Drew Prize for her work and commitment to design excellence, and for…
