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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This personal narrative explores the joy and irony of small-town life in India
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Constitution, cows, rations: Why Dalits in UP want to vote out the BJP
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Maharashtra ruling alliance accused of insulting state by placing Shivaji-style headgear on PM Modi
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Football: Sunil Chhetri’s legacy goes beyond the playing field
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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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: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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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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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Kartam Bhugtam’ review: Lots of sowing but little reaping
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‘Baahubali: Crown of Blood’ review: More of the same, only in animation
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‘IF’ review: Film about ‘imaginary friends’ is low on imagination
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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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Football, Euro 2024: Borussia Dortmund’s Mats Hummels misses cut as Germany squad announced
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Boxing, Olympics 2024: Parveen Hooda set to lose Paris berth after breaking anti-doping rule
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Football, Euro 2024: N’Golo Kante named in France squad for tournament in Germany
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: How Sukhjeet Singh overcame physical and mental battles to earn India spot
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IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad through to playoffs after match against Gujarat Titans gets washed out