After last week’s site visit with a pack of excited, energetic little boys (which left us exhausted and questioning our own common sense), we visited again, but this time with a group of [...]

It’s been a very busy week, beginning with two photo shoots: one involving, in addition to videos and stills, a drone camera brought in to capture the sweeping scope of our iconic ramp; the [...]

We love it when our architects visit just on general principles: it’s reassuring to know that the plans and the reality are in sync and that the drawings are being carefully reviewed and [...]

It’s been a long time and a great deal has happened since my last post! Sorry about that, but I will try and make up for it by giving you a guided tour! Chalo. Let’s begin. Guided [...]

When Sumita and I attended a two-day training  on India’s National Building Code, I never expected it would be such a turning point in my life. I thought we would learn some things about [...]

Whenever we were sick as children, my mother would tidy the “sickroom.” She put fresh sheets on the bed and brought in a few extra pillows so we could sit up comfortably.  She made [...]

I cannot get over just how detailed and demanding every aspect of constructing a building is. Right down to the last millimeter. everything matters. Who thinks about stairs, though? They seem [...]

You don’t get to this stage of construction without having kept a close eye on structure, strength and the quality of the materials being used. And, as we keep learning in this building [...]

Sometimes you just need a good poem. Even in a Building Blog.   Masons, when they start upon a building, Are careful to test out the scaffolding; Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy [...]

Visitability! What a lovely concept, and what a goal to strive for. I first heard the word from Subhash Vashishth at the Indian Building Code seminar but it’s been around since the 1980s [...]