Monthly Archives: September 2022

Originally posted on ARBIND KUMAR BLOG:
When I was posted in the West Shinghbhum district ( now in the state of Jharkhand ) in late nineties , I heard the name of an aboriginal tribe called BIRHOR . Their actions…

Mercator, Insulæ Indiæ orientalis præcipuæ, 1606.The Digital Historical Maps of Singapore and Southeast Asia project, hosted by (the soon-to-be-defunct) Yale-NUS College in Singapore, curates a collection of pre-1900 maps of southeast Asia. The maps are drawn from the Bodleian, Beinecke … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Foucault News:
Ural, A.G., Sariman Ozen, E. An analysis of heterotopic space: Hasanpaşa Gazhane, enlightening once again (2022) A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 19 (2), pp. 445-457. DOI: 10.5505/itujfa.2022.97355 Open accessAbstract While architectural structures…

What makes the city of Grammichele unique is its hexagonal plan. Starting from the large central square, alleys and streets branch off that give it this shape. The town was founded after the great Sicily earthquake of 1693 wiped out … Continue reading →