India’s Real Estate Boom & Architecture

And this one, since we have been talking about Government intervention and its pros and cons … city planning, including the aesthetics and architectural vision of a city, are the government’s responsibility. In all the emerging markets, a real-estate boom is raging. Nowhere is this boom more pronounced than in India and China. You have

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Buenos Aires Trip: Cupolas on Avenida de Mayo

Avenida de Mayo is one of the most beautiful streets in Buenos Aires, and one that has a large concentration of buildings with facades and Cupolas that are really beautiful. Some of these, today, house offices, and some apartments. I have the memory of a beautiful evening in one of these cupola apartments in 1999,

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Designs that Move: Luis Barragan

I felt like doing another set of Designs that Move posts. So here are a few designs by Mexican architect Luis Barragan. “Beauty – the invincible difficulty that the philosophers have in defining the meaning of this word is unequivocal proof of its ineffable mystery.” Luis Barragán, Tlalpan Chapel, Mexico City

Re-engineering the Book Business: Blurb CEO, Eileen Gittins (Part 6)

SM: If I were to publish books through Blurb based on my blog writings, I would need to be able to have a paperback that sells for $5-6. I would also need to have a customized storefront on my site that seamlessly ties into yours, so that you can fulfill the order. Can I do

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