Seoul’s Floating Skygarden
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2017
A kilometer-long section of a disused overpass in the heart of Seoul has been converted into an urban nursery with more than 24,000 potted p...
Showing posts with the label Architecture
Thomasson: Architectural Relics That Serve No Purpose
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2017
A city is like a living organism, constantly growing and evolving with time. Buildings get renovated, new structures are added and old ones ...
The Temple of The Flying Monks
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 27, 2017
That tiny orange figure levitating above this futuristic structure high on the Songshan mountain in rural Henan, China, is indeed a monk, al...
The Colorful Mansions of El Alto
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 28, 2017
Spread out across the Bolivian highlands, at 4,000 meters, the city of El Alto is predominantly ochre-red, with thousands of low, matchbox-l...
The Second Life of Wind Turbine Blades
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2017
As the world pushes towards renewable energy, the wind energy industry comes to the forefront as a clean and a genuinely green energy. And l...
Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2016
In the Töölö neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland, in the middle of an ordinary residential square, a scene from the Steven Spielberg's mov...
The Restored Castle of Matrera
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2016
Restoring an ancient monument is a delicate business. Do you shore up an existing wall, or redo it completely in modern concrete? When the c...
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 9, 2016
The Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse in Kashan, Iran, is a 16th century public bathhouse built during the time of the Safavid empire, which ruled...
The Chimneypots of Paris Rooftops
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 27, 2016
A trivial but iconic architectural element of Europe are the chimneypots that adorn the rooftops of houses and buildings. In Paris, in parti...
Bierpinsel: Berlin’s Beer Brush Building
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2016
The Bierpinsel, officially the “Tower Restaurant Steglitz”, was supposed to look like a tree, but it ended up looking like a gigantic brush,...
America’s Oldest Mall Converted Into Micro-Apartments
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 14, 2016
The Westminster Arcade, also known as the Providence Arcade, in Providence, Rhode Island, was opened in 1828 as America’s first enclosed sho...
The Skyscraper Without a Window
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2016
Standing at 33 Thomas Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of New York City is a 550-foot tall monolithic, granite-clad, concrete buildin...
Markthal: Rotterdam’s Beautiful Food Market
Kaushik Patowary
May 3, 2016
At Rotterdam’s historic Binnenrotte Square, next to Blaak Station, is an eleven-stories-tall arched building that huddles over an immense fo...
Montreal Biosphere
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 6, 2016
The Montreal Biosphere, located on Saint Helen's Island in Montreal, Canada, is a museum dedicated to the environment. It was designed a...
Kunsthaus Graz Art Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2016
The Kunsthaus Graz Art Museum in Graz, Austria, is a gigantic blob-shaped building with a dozen or so tube like nozzles, acting as windows, ...
The Murals of National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2016
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), located in downtown Mexico, is the largest university in Latin America, and one of the ...
Rainier Tower, or The Beaver Building
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
The North American beaver is the lumberjack of the rodent world. With nothing but its four front teeth, the beaver can cut down a small tree...
Buildings That Look Like Stacked Boxes
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
With all high rises starting to look alike, some architects are trying out new design forms like twists and circles . A new form that’s gai...
The Diamond Building at The University of Sheffield
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2015
The University of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, has opened a new landmark building called “the Diamond”. It is named after its dist...
The Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 21, 2015
The city of Rio de Janeiro has opened a new “experimental museum” called the Museum of Tomorrow devoted to exploring the possibilities of a ...
