Archita SuryWhen you use GPS, how do you read the city?The rise of ubiquitous GPS and other navigation technology has made us passive commuters rather than active boulevardiers. We no longer…Jan 41Jan 41
Archita SuryRethinking your waste generation during a pandemicStraitjacketing times like these compel us to become more inventive and economical with our resources and consumables. Hopefully, we will…Jan 4Jan 4
Archita SuryBV Doshi’s utilitarian craft is a boon in a time of urban chaosThe Pritzker Prize for Architecture 2018 went to a man whose work and oeuvre emphasises the interconnectedness of architecture, economics…Jan 4Jan 4
Archita SuryLife from a balconyAs our worlds shrink, the role of balconies — the small bit of outdoors city folk can enjoy — has become more important than ever…Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Archita SuryEat, StreetYou can have your dinner delivered at the touch of a button. But what does this mean for city planning?Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Archita SuryTurtuk: life goes on in a border villageLife in the heritage village of Turtuk in north-eastern Ladakh goes on much as it has since the 15th centuryJun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Archita SuryLocal diaries: A neighbourhood in motionPublished in The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/thread/arts-culture-society/home-is-where-the-heart-can-roam-freely/article26570676.eceJun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Archita SuryMayil kazhuthu, maan thulir: the language of coloursWhen I was a child, I had a fairly fancy set of acrylic colours, with names of colours written on the tubes. I loved the names almost as…Mar 22, 20201Mar 22, 20201
Archita SuryOf paper, ink and scanningA 2004 diary lies before me, the binding coming apart, a few pages tearing away, scribbles in the margins and some dog-eared pages. It has…Jan 6, 20191Jan 6, 20191
Archita SuryPondy Diaries #1: A tale of many citiesOn a cloudy December evening, sitting at the rocky beach in and watching the waves, it felt like the quintessential Pondicherry experience…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018