As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) at Kashmere Gate in New Delhi which is a first facility of its kind in the country. The project was brought to life through the collaborative efforts of Rajinder Kumar, Mahendra Raj, and S. G. Deolalikar.
As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Tibet House in New Delhi which is a non-profit cultural centre dedicated to preserving Tibetan heritage, founded in 1965 at the Dalai Lama’s request. The current building’s foundation was laid in 1974, with architect Shivnath Prasad.
As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Akbar Bhawan, in New Delhi.
As part of Brutalist India series, Bhawna Dandona writes about Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, 1974, in New Delhi.
Thanks & Beyond in Delhi’s Epicuria, designed by Natelier by Bent Chair, offers three distinct dining experiences. “Thanks” exudes elegant grandeur, “&” provides an earthy outdoor retreat, and “Beyond” features a futuristic bar with hand-sculpted art.
Café Delhi Heights, by M:FOA Studios, is a unique dining experience inspired by the whimsical world of Wes Anderson films. The café’s design features multiple, Instagram-worthy backdrops, including a train-wagon booth seating area, a colorful Indian Dispatch Wall, and a vibrant pink bar.
Commissioned by The Aga Khan Trust for Culture, vir.mueller architects design Humayun’s Tomb Site Museum in New Delhi, India, envisioning it as a subterranean “baoli”-inspired museum, grounded in Mughal aesthetics.
The Delhi-based studio Tangible Intangible Design Office (TI:DO) has designed a new outlet for a health-forward cafe, commissioned by a women-led brand UNCAFE.
Dikshu Kukreja, Managing Principal of CP Kukreja Architects, becomes the first Indian architect appointed as the Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Albania in New Delhi.
OfficeR, New Delhi by Plan Loci generates not just an aesthetic for its own sake but also responds positively to its urban context while also celebrating the very ideas of Reducing waste, energy consumption, and Recycling existing Resources through both its process and expression.
The National War Memorial by Webe Design Lab is a gestation on the idea of rebirth of those unsung heroes through their stories, journey and struggles translated as spatial expressions.
Architect Kavas Kapadia’s take on the newly inaugurated Bharat Mandapam and remembers his association with the Hall of Nations
Portal House, Delhi, by UnBox Design, is designed to accommodate three families on four floors: two of them are single-level apartments and one is a duplex, opens front to a primary approach road, looking over a single, full-grown tree and the only opportunity for views, while the back provides filtered views of a small community park.
VERTO, by Studio Symbosis is a 360-degree multi-directional air purification tower with the ability to clean 600000 cubic meters of air per day. The name VERTO is derived from the word “turn”.
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