Anne Feenstra

Anne Feenstra, former Dean of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad, is a laureate of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture. His work and teaching focus on ecology, local context, user needs, and research-driven, upcycled materials.

The Himalayan graveyard of starchitecture in Nepal

Why have four world-famous architects – Rem Koolhaas, Louis I Kahn, Tadao Ando and Shigeru Ban – tried but failed to create inspiring contemporary designs or buildings in Nepal?

By Anne Feenstra and Varun S Bapu

/ 6 Nov 2024

An illustrated outline map of Nepal in red against a beige background depicting four architects Louis I Kahn, Rem Koolhaas, T

Beyond two dimensions : ‘Strange Maps : An atlas of cartographic curiosities’ by Frank Jacobs

It all started with a Belgian boy who had a great curiosity for maps. The curiosity became a passion before moving onwards into a passionate obsession. And, after he felt

By Anne Feenstra

/ 1 Jun 2010

Kitschy Kabul wedding cake: An influx of money and the removal of the Taliban has led to a mushrooming of ugly, postmodern architecture

Kabul is a city of dramatic contrasts. In the streets, shiny black-windowed limousines drive alongside scruffy pushcarts with wobbly wheels. On the sidewalks, one-legged beggars hold out hands to well-dressed

By Anne Feenstra

/ 2 May 2008