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10 Best Architecture Books for Every Reader
‘Every science touches art at some points—every art has its scientific side,’ the great French physician, Armand Trousseau, once noted during one of his seminal lectures. Nowhere is this more evident than in the practice of architecture. India's architectural landscape represents
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Excerpt THE KUMBH MELA: A City with an Expiration Date
The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every twelve years, is an extreme example of a religious congregation that generates a temporary settlement. Approximately five million people gather for fifty-five days, with an additional flux of ten to twenty million