Landscape of Peace
The woman who would be King
Art in alternative spaces
The Noise bubbling under the quietude
The dominant paradigm of Design
Architecture
The woman who would be King
If we talk of Zaha Hadid, we must celebrate the return of the cult of personality in architecture. For years this was criticised, declared a thing of the past and certainly politically incorrect as a concept. Yet this was a suspect rejection of the essential incentive of power, identity and by implication the condition of style without which the ar
Design
The dominant paradigm of Design
Dominant paradigms are values and systems of thinking that are held in common at any one given time in a particular society.
Art
Art in alternative spaces
Too many of us have become accustomed to readying ourselves to view art – as one readies oneself to interact with a hallowed space or an official one. The exhibiting and viewing of art, as we largely know them today, are acts of purpose and preparation, ritualism and method. Works are displayed in a certain way inside spaces that have come to be
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Life
Remembering Saba Mahmood
Saba Mahmood, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, passed away on March 10th, 2018. The cause was pancreatic cancer. Professor Mahmood specialized
Dialogue
ADA Dialogue III | Do You Know Your City? – Lahore
ADA paid a tribute to Lahore with their signature Dialogue series. The dialogue, III in the series, was held at the Alhamra Arts Council on October 5th, 2018 and was aimed at celeb
