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The Nagpur Metro is an exemplary example of metro systems in Tier 2 cities in India. In an Indian landscape where urban congestion and inadequate public transport plague smaller Indian…

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Jul 2025

News

Osaka Expo 2025: How Japan Is Designing a Circular, Timber-Powered World Fair for the Future

A Pavilion Playground with Purpose When you think of a world expo, you might picture cutting-edge tech, soaring architecture, and a rush of international innovation—and you'd be right. But Osaka…

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Jul 2025

Articles

Why Indians Can’t Be Minimalist (And Maybe That’s a Good Thing)

I grew up in a tier-2 city in Gujarat, where homes were anything but quiet. There were wedding gifts on display in the crockery unit, family photos covering the entire…

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Jul 2025

News

How Bengaluru Airport is Turning Terminal 2 into a Cultural Experience with MAP

Imagine walking into an airport and stepping into an art gallery instead of a check-in queue. That’s exactly what Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru is doing—redefining what it means…

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Jul 2025

Architecture Culture

Baroque Architecture: How Colonized Communities Transformed European Style into Cultural Resistance

In the late 17th and 18th centuries, as European colonizers increasingly spread across the globe with power, they carried along not just political command but also their artistic traditions. Out…

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Jul 2025

News

India’s First Sugarcrete School: How Sugarcane Waste is Shaping the Future of Green Classrooms

A school made from sugarcane waste? It may sound like science fiction, but it’s already a reality in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. In a bold leap for low-carbon construction in India,…

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Jul 2025

Architecture

Hospitality Design for the Community: How Architects Are Rethinking What It Means to Host

Hospitality design is undergoing a quiet and major revolution. It is no longer just appreciated for grand entrances, soothing scents, or crisp linens. Designers are now exploring how hospitality spaces…

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Jul 2025

Architecture News

Tadao Ando’s Underground Gallery for Antony Gormley Redefines Experiential Art

Discover the new underground concrete dome designed by Tadao Ando for Antony Gormley at Museum SAN in South Korea. A unique blend of architecture, sculpture, and immersive design. Hidden beneath…

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Jul 2025

Culture

Why Most Temples in India Are Built to the East?

It’s something we often overlook. We visit temples, walk barefoot past the towering gopurams, fold our hands in front of the deity, and rarely ask: why is the entrance always…

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Jul 2025

Practice / Studio

How to ‘Build In Public’ as an Architecture Professional?

Most architecture professionals still treat the internet like it’s 2010. They wait until a project is photographed, published, and archived before talking about it. But today, if you're only showing…