Termeh Office Commercial Building, Hamedan, Iran, by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects and Ahmad Bathaei, has an innovative design integrating local brick patterns and a multifunctional slab serving as stairs and ceiling.
Tongxiang MixC Commercial Landscape Design, China, by FLO Landscape Design (Shanghai) Co. Limited, is a symbolic benchmark commercial project that signifies growing economic prosperity in the Jiaxing region, reshaping the new urban identity and rejuvenating the old city.
The Shanghai Moon Bay commercial street renovation, by FLO Landscape Design, focuses on micro-regeneration, enhancing community engagement and preserving local identity while integrating vibrant lifestyle experiences in the urban landscape.
Sen Kapadia (1936–2026), architect, educator, and Founding Director of KRVIA Mumbai, passed away yesterday, at 89. A disciple of Louis Kahn and one of the early proponents of passive solar architecture in India, he shaped generations through his eco-sensitive practice and rigorous pedagogy, leaving behind works including Water and Land Management Institute, Bhopal and the NID Gandhinagar campus.
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.
The Vegetable Market at Silvassa, India, was a Competition Design for a new market for existing street vendors. It’s an amalgamation of public green space that interfaces with a public plaza and an informal market.
As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Akbar Bhawan, in New Delhi.
The quest to define Indianness in architecture has been a recurring and vital theme in contemporary discussions on identity and the pursuit of modernism in India. Radha Hirpara explores this ongoing dialogue, examining what characterises architecture in India as distinctly “Indian” within a global framework, and what elements make it inherently rooted in Indian identity.
Shankar Kanade, the visionary architect and Guru, who pioneered the “Chhapadi” stone construction technique, passed away yesterday at 88. Renowned for his humane, low-cost housing projects like Bengaluru’s Jal Vayu Vihar, Kanade leaves behind a quiet legacy of integrity, craftsmanship, and a deep commitment to “unconditioning” architectural education.
Ravindra Punde, architect and academician, calls for a fundamental reimagining of architecture education in India, arguing it must shift from colonial pedagogies to address climate change, social inequality, and ethical responsibility through ecology-centred, community-engaged, and culturally diverse learning.
Aniket Bhagwat, in this prose, argues that while speed and competence in construction are vital, architecture is distinct and fragile. It goes beyond enclosure and utility to expose meaning, embodying resistance, beauty, abstraction, and memory.
In this day and age, with unprecedented climate disasters caused by techno-industrial paradigms, Snehanshu Mukherjee focuses on how architectural education must be reformed to espouse critical, creative, and context-sensitive design thinking, moving beyond conventional practices, silos, and outdated curricula, to address climate and societal challenges and empower architects for diverse creative roles.
As Dharavi, Mumbai’s dense economic powerhouse with a $1 billion annual turnover, undergoes a major Adani-led redevelopment, Kavas Kapadia elucidates the key challenge of modernising resident life and infrastructure without destroying its unique, highly productive ecosystem and livelihoods.
Prof. Abhay Purohit, President of the Council of Architecture, outlines challenges from unauthorised practitioners to the potential of AI and smart buildings. He paints a vivid picture of both hurdles and hopes for architects tasked with shaping a modern yet culturally rooted India.
In our efforts to engage a cohort of architects who had previously contributed to design competitions—both as participants and/or as jurors—for their perspectives on the contemporary competition paradigm, we invite Jinu Kurien, Principal Architect and Partner at DesignWorks.
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