410 days. That’s how long it took to build the Empire State Building. In the middle of the Great Depression, no less. Roughly 3,400 workers a day, raising steel over Midtown Manhattan. Finished ahead of schedule. Under budget too. At…
Category: Architecture
Most people look at a bare concrete rooftop and see a problem. A hot, exposed, awkward space that’s too small to do anything useful with. But spend five minutes on the right street in Mumbai, Delhi, or Bangalore, and you’ll…
There’s a certain kind of house that stops you mid-scroll. Clean lines, unexpected materials, windows that seem too large to be real. You don’t know exactly what it is about it, only that it looks like it belongs to someone…
You usually notice a Tudor house before you realise why. It does not shout for attention, but it holds it. The roofline is steep and a little dramatic. Timber lines break up pale walls. Windows seem thoughtfully placed, not lined…
Stand at the foot of Raisina Hill in New Delhi, and there it is, Rashtrapati Bhawan, a structure so commanding and so impossibly grand that it feels less like a building and more like a statement carved in stone. Today,…
Of all the modern home-building styles, few feel as welcoming as simple barndominiums. These homes blend the rustic charm of a barn with the comfort of modern design, both on the outside and inside. Built with strong steel or wooden…