Andal Rajaragavan

Andal Rajaragavan combines her architectural background with a passion for storytelling and marketing. Her journey began when she realised how often the public misunderstands architecture, which sparked her drive to bridge that gap by translating complex design ideas into relatable stories. She believes architecture is a living language that shapes how we live and remember. Interested in architectural history and temples, she loves exploring how tradition comes alive within space and guides more people-centred design. Through her writing, she hopes to help people connect more deeply with architecture and see it through new perspectives.
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Vancouver’s Sea Sponge-Inspired Tower Challenges the Glass Skyscraper Model

Vancouver spent decades refining a measured skyline. Strict view cones, height limits, and a steady…

BIG Reveals Ribbon-Inspired Design for South Korea’s Ulsan Performing Arts Venue

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) reveals its proposal after advancing to the second phase of Ulsan…

Blue Voyage, One of the World’s Largest 3D-Printed Ceramic Installations in Dubai

Visitors to Dubai’s Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab are greeted by Blue Voyage, a sculptural intervention…

Central Yards Introduces Hong Kong’s First 400-Metre Multi-Functional Theatre

Hong Kong unveiled plans for a 400-metre-long groundscraper on the Central Harbourfront. The project challenges…

Snøhetta’s Hangzhou Art Museum That Mirrors the Qiantang Tide

Amid the rush of new development along the Qiantang River, Snøhetta’s proposal for the Hangzhou…

BIG Wins Competition for the New Hamburg State Opera

Hamburg’s waterfront is preparing for its next leap. On the Baakenhöft peninsula, between the Elbphilharmonie…

Dover Sun House: How Three Women Built America’s First Solar-Heated Home

Years before sustainable housing entered mainstream debate, three women in Massachusetts built a house designed…

China’s First 3D-Printed Concrete Playground Opens in Jinan’s Boulder Park

Children in Jinan are exploring China’s first large playground made almost entirely from 3D-printed concrete.…

Puddle Pavilion in Iowa Explores Algae Bio-Resin as Sustainable Architecture

Iowa’s first public structure made from algae is drawing attention in Bondurant. The Puddle Pavilion,…

Oppenheim Architecture Reveals Striking Vlore Beach Tower on Albania’s Coast

Vlore, Albania’s second port city, is transforming its Adriatic waterfront into a new cultural and…

Microsoft to Build Ultra-Precise Notre Dame Digital Twin for Heritage Preservation

Notre Dame Cathedral is getting a second rebuild, this time in digital form. Microsoft, the…

World’s Largest Free-Span Timber Roof Underway at Vancouver’s Freedom Mobile Arch

Construction is underway on the world’s largest free-span timber roof in Vancouver, as work begins…

How an Abandoned Cement Factory Became Ricardo Bofill’s La Fábrica

In 1973, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Ricardo Bofill discovered an abandoned industrial complex. Overgrown…

Louis Vuitton and OMA Showcase 170 Years of Fashion in an Immersive Osaka Museum

Louis Vuitton opens its first full-scale museum retrospective in Osaka. Visionary Journeys, now on view…

Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Nears Completion

One of China’s most ambitious cultural projects is nearing completion. The Shanghai Grand Opera House,…

Cross Works’ New Tashkent Masterplan Near Uzbek capital

Covering 25,000 hectares, New Tashkent is expected to accommodate up to 2.5 million people and…

3D-Printed Interior from Coffee Waste for Barcelona’s D·Origen Café by LOWPOLY

Barcelona’s D·Origen Coffee Roasters turned its own waste into architecture. Its new café, located inside…

SOM Architects Reimagine Kuwait University’s Convocation Hall for Desert Conditions

At the northern edge of Sabah Al-Salem University City in Shadadiya, a luminous dome rises…

CHYBIK + KRISTOF Near Completion of Jihlava Multipurpose Arena

What if the ancient Colosseum met the needs of a modern city? In Jihlava, CHYBIK…

MAD Architects’ Ma Yansong Debuts First Solo Exhibition “Architecture and Emotion”

What does it mean to feel architecture? At the Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, a new…

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