Invisible Cities
‘Invisible Cities’ by Italo Calvino is without a doubt one of my favourite books. The descriptions he paints are so tantalising and vivid I’ve re-read it many times, always seeing something different and appreciating a different nuance. As I flipped through it recently it struck me that a lot of the descriptions are not only … Read more
Ancient Tells
The word tell is pre-islamic and refers to those clearly defined man-made settlement mounds which are such an archeological feature in Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Turkey, Southern Russia, and a few places in Europe. In recent times these mounds have generally been inhabited; nevertheless they are the result of occupation over several millennia. Some places such as … Read more
The Doomsday Archive of Recorded Knowledge
To kick off a mini series of articles to accompany our competition “Immortal Architecture”, here is a theoretical project by Michael Kloihofer which can be found amongst many other fantastic projects at the AA School of Architecture 2010 Project Review. The building is presented at three key stages through time, showing it as society changes … Read more
Almost Home- Honourable Mentions
This winter we set the hard challenge of coming up with designs to rehabilitate the homeless, after last year’s competition “Let it Snow” which looked mainly at providing essential shelter for people living on the streets. The brief called for a more holistic and thoughtful strategy, which would integrate well with the urban environment and … Read more
Almost Home- Competition Winner
This winter we set the hard challenge of coming up with designs to rehabilitate the homeless, after last year’s competition “Let it Snow” which looked mainly at providing essential shelter for people living on the streets. The brief called for a more holistic and thoughtful strategy, which would integrate well with the urban environment and … Read more
Sustainable Futures Forum
On the weekend of 11th-12th February a few of us from Tesseract will be running a workshop as part of the Sustainable Futures Forum, which is run by the student activist group ‘People and Planet’. We’ll be talking about our Anusaran Project with loads of little stories and the problems we have faced so far, and … Read more
JJ Colony
JJ Colony is a slum rehabilitation district in South West Delhi. A couple of generations ago authorities cleared out a slum in the town centre, relocating the people to an area outside the city which they had carpeted in gridiron low-rise simple dwellings. In the years since, the city has sprawled, and the colony … Read more
