The Open Ideas National Competition 2025 – Season V on Improving Livability of Small Houses organised by Habitat Forum (INHAF) in partnership with Sustainability Initiatives (SI), seeks proposals for improving the liveability of small low-cost housing.
Open Ideas National Competition 2024 by Habitat Forum (INHAF) and Sustainability Initiatives
This article delves into how Shilpa Architects and Ela Green Consultants in Chennai are pioneering sustainable architecture. By implementing integrated design approaches, using LEED ratings, and adopting an Indo-centric sustainability model, their work showcases a blueprint for eco-friendly building practices.
Luxury hospitality and sustainability are often seen as opposing concepts. But Suryagarh and Narendra Bhawan oppose this dichotomy. Deepika Srivastava explores this dynamic in a conversation with Ayush and Geetanjali Kasliwal, and Manvendra Singh Shekhawat.
The Open Ideas National Competition 2024 – Season IV on Improving Livability of Small Houses organised by Habitat Forum (INHAF) in partnership with Sustainability Initiatives (SI), seeks proposals for improving the liveability of small low-cost housing.
Future Trajectories | Dialogues is a series dedicated to the people behind Promising Young Architectural Practices identified in Future Trajectories and Future Trajectories 2.0. In this interview, Lonavala-based Studio ANHAD reminisces its ethos, approach and journey.
Book review by Ar. Himanshu Burte Ann Thorpe’s ‘The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape Through Economy, Ecology and Culture’ attempts a difficult
Jinan K.B., author of ‘Awakening Beauty’ is seeking sponsors to fund printing and launch this movement for a book where he argues that beauty is a biological, non-computational intelligence—the core of human cognition. Through the book, Jinan invites you to reclaim this lived wisdom.
Intekhab Alam, in his article about SKICC, or Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, Srinagar, designed by Joseph Stein, explores how the structure harmonises the Kashmiri landscape and modern heritage, symbolising resilience, cultural exchange, and the urgent need for sensitive restoration.
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.
Register Here Session Brief About Henri Session Brief Good architecture doesn’t happen in isolation. The most innovative and enduring designs emerge from rigorous yet supportive
Nestled amidst the verdant landscapes of Mandya, the Rice Museum emerges as a profound tribute to one of humanity’s most vital resources — rice. Thoughtfully
RIBA announced its largest Asia Pacific Awards shortlist featuring 63 architectural projects spanning 13 countries and regions, emphasizing sustainability, cultural integration, and innovative urban solutions across the region.
‘It May Be Not, It May Be So’, a stone sculpture by Namita Purohit, transforms the fragility of paper into marble, exploring memory, impermanence, resilience, and sustainability while merging handcraft and digital tools to question what we discard and preserve.
Self Organisation and Self-Organised City is an academic research by Riya Patel that examines Indonesia’s kampungs as examples of successful self-organised urban settlements. These informal communities demonstrate resilience through incremental housing development, community-driven infrastructure, and adaptive spatial organisation that effectively serves low-income populations despite operating outside formal planning frameworks.
