PM chokes up at Maharashtra event after handing over homes to the poor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi choked up and fought back tears as he got emotional while speaking about houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) scheme in Maharashtra which were to be handed over to underprivileged beneficiaries like...

Lepakshi Temple Seeks UNESCO Heritage Status, Lepakshi representatives submit plea to PM Modi for UNESCO status.

Anantapur: Lepakshi Temple Development Committee member L. Ramprasad and Lepakshi gram panchayat sarpanch G. Adinarayana submitted a representation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking that the temple town be included in the Centre’s list for...

'Renaissance figure' Lesley Lokko awarded architecture's Royal Gold Medal

Lesley Lokko has become the first African woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture, for her work to "democratise" the industry. The honour is given by the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) and approved by the monarch each...

Graduates find it 'extremely difficult' to secure a job after uni: report, Graduates are crying out for applied learning experiences.

Fresh graduates in Australia have admitted that they find it hard to secure a job after graduating because of gaps between their education and skills required by employers.1 CO-Architecture said this gap would leave graduates "ill-prepared" for the...

Budget 2024: Govt may hike housing subsidy ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Union Budget 2024: The upcoming interim Budget on February 1 may witness the announcement of an extension to Prime Minister Narendra Narendra Modi's flagship housing scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, according to the sources. Additionally, it may...

Docomomo US stands against 'anti-diversity' policies, reinforces values for upcoming Florida symposium

Docomomo US has issued a statement clarifying its stance on issues that have been raised in advance of its 2024 National Symposium in Coral Gables, Florida.[fn]The group’s decision to host its annual event in the Miami area had come under scrutiny...

Francis Kéré receives 2024 Crystal Award for social change at WEF

World-renowned architect and 2022 Pritzker Prize recipient Diébédo Francis Kéré has been honored by the at the 30th Annual Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum (WEF)[fn]In announcing Kéré as an award recipient, the organization applauded the...

Redefining the Art of Structural Design, The International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures annual conference 2024.

The main thematic focus of IASS 2024 will be the historic and ongoing intersection of technology with informed expression in structural design. The theme of the symposium will be Redefining the Art of Structural Design, and will acknowledge the...

Location: ETH Zurich; Zurich, Switzerland

The 6th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication, ACADIA/IJAC Special Issue.

“Technology is the active human interface with the material world.” — Ursula K. Le GuinAs architects grapple with the changing landscape of research and practice in the context of global climate change and uncertainty, important...

PM Modi to release ₹540 cr to build pucca houses

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will release the first instalment of ₹540 crore to 100,000 tribal beneficiaries to build residences, with each household receiving ₹2.39 lakh, under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan,...

Architect Releases Renders For Neom Airport City In Saudi Arabia, Iran-based Kalbod Design Studio has released its concept for Neom Airport City in Saudi Arabia.

Kalbod Design Studio, an Iran-based architecture studio, has released its concept for the Neom Airport City in Saudi Arabia, an airport that would serve the planned urban area of Neom. While the area already has an airport, Neom Bay Airport (NUM), the...

Govt housing colonies give way to highrises, as Centre’s redevelopment push changes Delhi skyline, Since 2014, Modi govt has sanctioned 5 major redevelopment projects, including the ambitious 7GPRA, in the capital. .

The Modi government’s push towards the redevelopment of government housing colonies —  especially residential colonies — in central and south Delhi is set to alter the capital’s skyline in the next few years. The old, decrepit government colonies,...

‘New India’? City looks to the future by saving ruins of the Raj

Time has been not been kind to Roxburgh House. In its 19th-century heyday, the grand colonnaded building on the banks of the Hooghly River stood amid the world’s largest botanical gardens and looked across the water towards the thriving capital of the...

Supreme Court to hear case that could reshape how cities like S.F. clear homeless encampments

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case that could dramatically reshape how cities across the West respond to the homelessness crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom, governments in 20 other states and organizations of cities and counties had ...

[Schools] / [Scuole]

Architectural design pedagogies define a complex field of inquiry: its tools are diverse and multifaceted. The aim of the call is to explore how the physical space of learning, namely university buildings as pedagogical devices, bears specific intentions...

2,700-year-old temple with altar overflowing with jewel-studded offerings unearthed on Greek island

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 2,700-year-old temple that houses a horseshoe-shaped altar overflowing with offerings.

Give India’s cities their

The XVI Finance Commission (FC) has been constituted and we are in the middle of the XV FC recommendations. The financial architecture woven around cities under the XV FC has started shaking India’s urban landscape. Though the total outlay for the five-...

Laser mapping reveals oldest Amazonian cities, built 2500 years ago, Neighborhoods, farms, and roads are 1000 years older than previous discoveries.

Archaeologists once believed the ancient Amazon rainforest was an inhospitable place, sparsely populated by bands of hunter-gatherers. But the remains of enormous earthworks, pyramids, and roads from Bolivia to Brazil discovered over the past 2...

Thousands of U.S. Cities Could Become Virtual Ghost Towns by 2100

The Urban U.S. could look very different in the year 2100, in part because thousands of cities might be rendered virtual ghost towns. According to findings published in Nature Cities, the populations of some 15,000 cities around the country...

Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories, Documents show shift in transport policy influenced by unfounded fears about loss of freedom of movement in ‘15-minute cities’.

Ministers decided to prioritise driving over active travel because of worries among ministers about “15-minute cities”, documents seen by the Guardian show. They indicate that a significant shift in transport policy was guided at least in part by...

In a first, India set to chair, host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session in Delhi

In a historic development, India is poised to chair and host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi from July 21 to 31 this year, the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Vishal V Sharma said on Tuesday. This marks a significant...

Kurt Forster, scholar and former Getty Research Institute and CCA director, dies at 89

Swiss architecture professor Kurt Walter Forster died of cancer on January 6 at his home in New York, aged 89. He is remembered for directing the doctoral studies program at Yale School of Architecture; his role as director of the...

Oana Stănescu appointed curator of 2024 Timișoara Architecture Biennial

Architect Oana Stănescu has been appointed the curator of this year’s edition of Beta - Timișoara Architecture Biennial. Born in Romania, Stănescu, who is also a designer, writer, and educator, completed her architectural studies at the...

Developer of Las Vegas-style Sphere in east London withdraws plans, MSG says it cannot continue to take part in process that was ‘political football between rival parties’.

The US company behind a proposed huge Las Vegas-style Sphere entertainment venue in east London has withdrawn its plans.