Goa, Sept. 14 -- FRAZER ANDRADE

Goa's historic buildings are in creasingly finding a new lease of life as heritage conserva tion practitioner Logan Hen riques works to restore traditional laterite walls using age-old lime plas ter techniques, allowing historic struc tures to breathe once again. For Henriques, restoring an old Goan structure is not simply about making a building look new. It is about understanding the materials used by earlier generations and ensuring that traditional construction techniques are preserved for the future. A major part of his work involves re moving modern cement plaster from historic laterite walls. While cement has become a common construction material, its use on old laterite struc tures can trap moistur...