A few days ago, I found myself desperate to head out of the city for a much need escape from all the humdrum. While road trips are something I am always looking forward to, it becomes a little stereotypical to ride out to places already explored and listed. …

The Common Sans font is out there and it has something to say to you! — The original story appeared here. For every designer, artist, architect and graphically inclined individual, fonts and typefaces are very important elements that make or break the UX (User Experience) of a project. It’s easy to say that we all love fonts and over time, each of us seemingly builds a liking…

We all lead very busy lives. Well, most of us, at least. And those mundane moments of everyday revolve around technology. Before we move ahead, I want to highlight that the following bunch of statements does not condone technology on the whole, or us, for being so dependent. When I…

I am an architect. I should be a master at weaving stories around my designs and concepts and convincing clients to make ‘win-win’ choices. I should be a master at the spoken and sometimes, the written word. They say actions speak louder than words. But do they really? Times have…

On my regular rounds of Vimeo, I came across Clemens Purner’s work. Among several brilliant videos, I came across this one — Bhutan; a video/docu-story of the country that he shot during his visit there. …

Societal Responses to Architecture The original article appeared here. The city and its citizens have been having a horrid time for the last couple of months dealing with social, cultural and ethical issues. One such issue ended up causing a city wide shutdown called upon to protest and reflect on…

And How India Should Be Taking Notes.  — The story originally appeared here. In today’s turbulent times, cities across India resemble potent concoctions of unmitigated development where a high level of importance is given to profits — political and economic. Several architects big or small, are making claims about how their next design is a “green” building, how…

The million dollar question… — The original story appeared here. It’s been really long since I updated the series owing to all the work and laziness. Now that I think of it, this really should have been part I. Towards the end of architecture school, everyone is faced with the difficult task of choosing a…

An attempt at solving the ethical conundrum… — F.D.R. Memorial, Louis Kahn For almost a year now, I have constantly found myself looking deeper into design. The design of a building, of a space. Deeper in a philosophical manner. And I think the reason for this has been my education… For over four years that we studied architecture…