The contemporary landscape of international migration brings numerous challenges as individuals navigate the intricate process of uprooting themselves, sacrificing cultural and familial ties, and adapting to unfamiliar environments. This journey often leads to a search for identity, belonging, and a connection to cultural roots. In this context, food emerges as a powerful connector, serving as more than sustenance but as a pathway to understanding and communicating the rich tapestry of India's cultural diversity. This thesis aims to create a space that unifies India's diverse traditions under one roof, using food and foodways as a means for immigrants and people from various backgrounds to experience and connect with the essence of Indian culture.

People today are addicted to tangible material goods, neglecting the precious value of how intangibility satisfied people in the past. This thesis explores the possibility of conveying poetry into architecture, through a library and exhibition space that creates a calm and engaging space of immaterial possibility.

Resettling into another country is never an easy task; how can we designers make displacement and the refugee crisis a design solution? This thesis proposes both temporary and permanent housing as part of a more robust, more sustainable solution. The Lake Van region of Turkey is a key area in the flow of refugees in the middle east, and this project proposes a combination of local materials and prefabricated units to provide housing and amenities for those on the journey to safety.

Urbanization requires adaptation to population density and embrace of associated housing typologies, including vertical living that is cost-efficient, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.

Urbanization requires adaptation to population density and embrace of associated housing typologies, including vertical living that is cost-efficient, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

This thesis has explored the concepts of global and digital nomads – in that, due to factors such as globalization and technology, we are able to live location-independent lifestyles.