India's urbanscapes are characterized by a negotiation between the formal and the informal; permanence and impermanence. Structured amidst the concrete high-rises and planned neighborhoods, makeshift ...

Benny Kuriakose remembers when his father built the first house in his village in the southern Indian state of Kerala with a concrete roof. It was 1968, and the family was proud to use the material, ...

Asian architecture is particularly well-known for its unique blend of contemporary design styles with traditional architectural techniques. This is one of the reasons why UNESCO has an architectural ...

India, Aug. 26 -- India isn't "one size suits all". And that holds true for our architecture as well. Who wants to construct a tidy little white-stone basilica when you can cobble together domes, ...

October marks the transition from monsoon to winter in India, offering travelers clear skies, cooler temperatures, and ...

In a nation as diverse as India, the healthcare landscape presents wicked problems and plentiful opportunities. The country's hospital infrastructure has been increasingly strained in the areas of ...

Discover the architectural marvels of India with a list of the top 7 largest stepwells, including Chand Baori and Rani ki Vav ...

“The wind of change is blowing through this continent,” declared British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in the Ghanaian capital Accra in 1960. “Whether we like it or not, this growth of national ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. On January 26, 2023, revelers in New Delhi gathered on the newly christened ...