Earlier on in the month Balkrishna Doshi gave an insightful, elequoent talk on his career, his works and a glimpse into his life in Ahmedabad, India. He talked about his own take on the future of a locally-empowered sustainable architecture, what he calls ‘Glocal’ – of looking at philosophies already developed in certain communities and [...]
Image credits: Arvind Puri and BalaSub
India works in mysterious ways. I am sure most visitors to the country would have interesting tales of their experiences with Indian methods of getting things done.
One of the most baffling encounters I had was with a vending machine – not just any ordinary vending machine, but a manned vending [...]