Architecture

President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari at Rashtrapati Bhavan, replacing the statue of British architect Edwin Lutyens. According to government sources, this move is part of efforts to shed colonial symbols and honor Indian leaders. The bust was placed at the Grand Open Staircase near Ashok Mandap, opposite Mahatma Gandhi’s statue. It […]

Between 1962 and 1965, the Second Vatican Council ushered in liturgical reforms emphasizing participation and clarity, freeing Italian architects from rigid typologies to create bold, modernist sacred spaces. Postwar Italy’s economic boom, urban sprawl, and secular shift met Vatican II’s call for renewal, birthing experimental churches that anchored new communities. Marta Minuzzo’s “Templi Moderni. Costruire

Paramentric Design Architecture Influences Somehow, parametric design architecture is understood to bring a revolutionary change in terms of perception from the constructionthat we were building. Forming a part of the wider discipline of computational architecture, it proposes a next generation of ingenious and intricate structures generated with the aid of high end computation related to

Portuguese architect and curator Joaquim Moreno has been appointed chief curator of the 8th Lisbon Architecture Triennale, scheduled for late 2027. The announcement highlights Moreno’s interdisciplinary practice, blending architecture, urbanism, and contemporary art to address pressing global challenges. Curatorial Vision Moreno’s program, titled Medium, explores architecture’s role as a mediator in complex socio-political and environmental contexts.

Suad Amiry, founder and director of the Riwaq Centre for Architectural Conservation in Ramallah, has won the 2025 Great Arab Minds Award in the Architecture and Design category. The award, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recognizes her decades-long efforts in documenting and preserving over 50,000 historic Palestinian buildings while linking conservation to

The Taichung Green Museumbrary, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese firm SANAA, officially opened to the public on December 13, 2025, in Taichung, Taiwan’s second-largest city.​ Project Overview This 58,000-square-meter cultural complex integrates the Taichung Art Museum and the city’s central public library, marking Taiwan’s first hybrid “museumbrary” model. Located on the northern edge of the

The U.S. Department of Education has announced a significant policy shift that will reclassify architecture, nursing, accounting, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, and public health as non-professional degrees effective July 1, 2026. The change fundamentally alters federal student loan eligibility and borrowing limits for students pursuing these graduate-level degrees.​​ Financial Impact on

Charles Correa (1930–2015), one of the most important and celebrated architects of India, practiced architecture and urban planning for over five decades. Born in Secunderabad, he studied at the University of Michigan and MIT, blending Modernist principles with local climates, materials, and social needs. His work addressed India’s post-independence challenges, prioritizing affordable housing, energy efficiency,