Why write? Specifically: Why write about architecture? Today, there are many reasons to write, little time to so, and many publishing efforts—books, journals ...

Architecture has always been more than bricks and mortar. It is equally constructed through words, ideas, and narratives. From ancient treatises to radical manifestos, from technical manuals to poetic ...

The “S” of Antonio Basoli’s “Alfabeto Pittorico,” built as a crypt (1839 engraving) (all images via Sploid) In the 19th century, an Italian artist created an architectural alphabet in which letters ...

Rajnish Wattas, author, critic, and former principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, as published in The Tribune on December 3 Luminaries are lamenting this mindless ‘bulldozer’ and ...