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Sep 22, 20212 min read
Conflict and Displacement in Urban Space
Conflict is expressed in urban space in several ways- division and occupation of land, blockades, destruction of historical buildings and...
Aug 9, 20214 min read
What Ginzburg's Narkomfin Tells Us About Why Socialism Failed
By Zoeanna Upadhyay on 06.08.21 In 1928, Moisei Ginzburg and Ignatii Milinis designed a building to host collective housing for the...
Jun 19, 20212 min read
A brief overview of 'Utopias' in Architecture
Zoeanna Upadhyay. All utopian visions stemmed from the basic premise of solving some specific and prevalent problem in society. It makes...
Jun 19, 20212 min read
The Social Logic Of 'Power' In Built Form
Zoeanna Upadhyay. Foucault said “Power is not a thing, it is a relation”. It is dependent on several variables that are mediated by built...
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Spaces of Exchange-from bazaars to shopping malls
Zoeanna Upadhyay. Some of the most ancient spaces of exchange were gatherings that fostered the exchange of not just commodities but...
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Places of Memory- Fascism, Colonialism and Slavery
Zoeanna Upadhyay Why do countries like Japan, Italy and Germany with their former Militarist, Fascist and Nazi regimes keep monuments of...
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Rituals and Sacred Spaces
Zoeanna Upadhyay We live in a world of manifest phenomena, but it is the non-manifest that gives our life meaning. Since the beginning of...
Jun 19, 20213 min read
A History of Human Settlement
Zoeanna Upadhyay Humans have been living together for thousands of years. Today, hardly any of us live in complete isolation. Though...
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