Modern Architecture
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Steel, wood to darkened glass facades: Reflections on Mumbai’s transition to a post-industrial metro
From a cluttered space of human bodies and painted metal, mirrored glass and security cameras now widely used across the metropolis have created an opaque city.
Ajay Gandhi
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An exhibition on South Asia’s ‘architectures of decolonisation’ struggles under its own weight
‘The Project of Independence’ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York is admirable but ends up with more variety than clarity.
Harshavardan Raghunandhan
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In photos: Architect Habib Rahman and the making of New Delhi in Nehru’s vision
His architecture reflected the modernist ethos of newly Independent India.
Vijayta Lalwani
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Video: Meet Balkrishna Doshi, first Indian to win what is considered the 'Nobel for Architecture’
Doshi is the man behind the IIM-Bangalore campus, and some of India’s best low cost housing projects.
Shayonnita Mallik
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Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi becomes the first Indian to win Pritzker Prize
It is the most prestigious award in the field of architecture.
Scroll Staff
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Cities of the future: What if elevators could move horizontally (and even diagonally)?
New technology could make it practical to build skyscrapers far taller than even today's highest – and change how people live, work and play in tall buildings.
Antony Wood, The Conversation & Dario Trabucco, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Ten Indian architects who are harnessing traditional wisdom to build the homes of the future
In an increasingly concretised country, these men and women are going against the grain.
Eartha
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Watch: How Bangladesh’s Marina Tabassum built a mosque against all odds
The Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Bangladesh is an ingenious visual treat.
Scroll Staff
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A night at India’s first capsule hotel shows that Mumbai’s space crunch is now a hospitality fad
The eerie quiet simulates space flight while the sterile, minimalist environment recalls the environs of an institution.
Aakash Karkare
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Watch: This hotel will let you sleep in a pod (but is that how you really want to spend the night?)
In Mumbai's crammed spaces, the chic capsules are a, well, out-of-the-box option.
Scroll Staff
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Video: Can the entire human race fit inside one building (and why is that even important)?
Fun fact: It would take onljust about half an hour to jog around it.
Scroll Staff
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Rise of the glass giants: How modern cities are forcing skyscrapers to evolve
The fifth generation of tall buildings are here, and they're more efficient than ever before.
David Nicholson-Cole, The Conversation
The Field
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians