'A creative mind never ages'

Balkrishna V Doshi, who won the Pritzker Award in 2018 -- which is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in architecture -- passed into the ages this week.Sohini Das recalls an encounter with the the......

Balkrishna Doshi wins architecture's top prize, first Indian to do so

IMAGE: Balkrishna Doshi has become the first India to win the Pritzker Prize. Photograph: indian-architects.com The reputed urban planner designed IIM-Bangalore, Tagore Memorial Hall,......

Why Nehru is worth remembering this Republic Day

'India's first and longest-serving prime minister created -- or at the very least imagined -- a modern, democratic nation-State of the 20th century,' says Sunil Sethi. Photograph: Baron/Getty......

Khangchendzonga, Nalanda make it to UNESCO's World Heritage List

  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation on Sunday listed Chandigarh and Sikkim's national park home to the world's third highest peak Mount Khangchendzonga......

Cricket stifles Chandigarh airport

Le Corbusier's 'City Beautiful' is seeing an unprecedented rush of private jets and VIP aircraft for the World Cup Cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday. Officials......

Remembering Charles Correa and his 'breathing' buildings

India's foremost architect and town planner was renowned as much for his 'breathing' spaces as for his irascible personality Obituaries can be hagiographic, at least in the immediate aftermath of......

Christie's to auction Chandigarh furniture

Christie's will auction in New York, furniture and objects created by Le Corbusier and his cousin Pierre Jeanneret for private and government buildings in Chandigarh around 1960 when the capital......

A new-look Chandigarh?

Is the planned city of Chandigarh really heading for unplanned development? This is a frequently asked question, especially as efforts are being made to transform Chandigarh from a "green city" to......