Sterling Resorts at Shimla
Photographs by Kaushik Mukherjee Architects
In this tribute, Manoj Parmar explores Sen Kapadia’s serigraphs and axonometric drawings that created miniature realities rich in temporal and semantic metaphors.
‘Rural Primary School, Mandi’ receives the award for Local Scale because it transforms post-disaster reconstruction into a thoughtful, community-led opportunity for resilient learning. Built after devastating landslides in Himachal Pradesh, the school shows how architecture can restore, empower and grow with its community. With shared spaces that invite play and learning, this modest structure now serves as a model for how architecture can create belonging and dignity in vulnerable conditions.
Gulshan Society Mosque located in Bangladesh is a modern interpretation of traditional Islamic Architecture designed by Kashef Chowdhury URBANA in order to accommodate large congregation. This structure visually stands out from Dhaka’s dense skyline, offering a peaceful retreat amidst the urban environment.
Located in the centre Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, the Gohar Khatoon Girls’ School/ School for Afghan Girls replaces an older structure that was in an extreme state of disrepair and expands the capacity of a historically significant urban school.
Sudipto Ghosh shares a witty and philosophical dialogue between housing forms across history—Amer Haveli, Roman insula, Berlin tenement, Paris maison à loyer, Marseille Unité, Tokyo capsule tower, and others—debating density, design, community, and failure. The wisdom is clear: buildings that listen to the terrain and human life outlast.
H. Masud Taj recollects his memories and conversations with Hassan Fathy in Cairo & Mumbai on the occasion of his 126th Birth Anniversary.
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