GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Notes to an Architect – Book Review
byChristopher Charles Benninger (23.11.1942 – 02.10.2024) was an American-born Indian architect who contributed significantly to the field of critical regionalism and sustainable planning in…
Design
Product Designs, Industrial Designs, Gadgets
Entrance Sets The Tone
byWooden door at many a location creates a welcoming entrance. The colour symbolizes positivity and abundance.
Remembering Urmila Eulie Chowdhury – India’s First Woman Architect, on Her 100th Birth Anniversary
byUrmila Eulie Chowdhury (4 October 1923 – 20 September 1995) was India’s first qualified woman architect, teacher, and writer. Some historians believe that she…
LEH PALACE, LADAKH: An Architectural Marvel in Mud, Stone & Wood
by400-year-old Leh Palace at Leh in Ladakh is a unique architectural and engineering wonder built in dressed stone, sun-dried mud bricks, and local wood….
SECMOL School, Leh, Represents Himalayan Region in ‘NEW INDIAN ARCHITECTURE’
bySECMOL School building in Leh, Ladakh, represents the entire Himalayan Region in the recently published book, “NEW INDIAN ARCHITECTURE: 1947-2020.” This elaborate treatise is…
200-Year-Old Gyab-Thago Mud Heritage Home, Ladakh Revisited
by“So much of our future lies in preserving the past.” – Peter Westbrook. It is assumed that concrete buildings have a life of 100 years, but strangely mud and timber houses can last for more than…
Andretta – Where Mountains And Men Meet
byWhen men and mountains meet, great events happen – jostling in the streets leads us nowhere. –…
Kargil War Hero Recalls Tiger Hill Capture Moments
byKullu: The day 4th of July 1999 in Indian history occupies a special place as 18 grenadier freed the Tiger hill from the tentacles…
‘Akaash ka chhoona.. pan..’
bySky is the limit for Dr. Mukul Sangma as far as the progress of his state goes. Development of road infrastructure and air connectivity…
Tax Authorities Contest Courts Stay on Virbhadra Income Return Investigations
byShimla: Income Tax Department has contested the Himachal Pradesh High Court stay on investigations into income tax returns of chief minister Virbhadra Singh and…