Dr. Anitha Suseelan, the Head of the School of Architecture at Christ University in Bengaluru, has been honoured with the National Award for Teachers 2024.
Located in Mumbai, India, the Jio World Centre or Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), by TVS Design, is a unique multi-disciplinary space designed to ignite artistic curiosity within the community.
The restoration of Thomas House, Mumbai, by Somaya & Kalappa Consultants, wins the Chicago Athenaeum International Award 2024 in restoration/renovation category.
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.
Solar Decathlon India, conducted by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) and the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), is a competition for Indian student teams to design net-zero-energy-water buildings.
‘Sheltering Angle’ is a book about the design of houses with angled roofs required in the Indian tropical region. The sloping roofs not only provide shelter from heavy rains, but also a sense of visual and emotional comfort which comes from the association of traditional homes with the familiar red-tiled roofs.
“Women in Architectural Practice: Everyday Experiences and Exercising Agency” was a 2-day National Symposium organized by the Feminist Collective in Architecture (FCA), India, a
FCA National Symposium 2022, Women in Architectural Practice – Symposium aims to highlight how women and gender minority architects have overcome their day-to-day challenges, professional or personal, to make a career in architectural practice. They have exercised agency in actively dismantling gender stereotypes at home, bringing qualities of care and empathy in the workplace and infusing architectural production processes with gender sensitivity, among others. In short, they have brought in humane qualities into practice without compromising on professionalism.
Architecture BRIO’s BillionBricks Home and Renesa’s Brick Brand Showroom voted as finalists for Archdaily’s Building of the Year Award.
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Nipun Prabhakar is an architect, travel photographer and a compulsive doodler. In this post we present the travel sketches by Nipun. More sketches can be
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Anupama Kundoo wins Prestigious Auguste Perret for Technology Award, by Union of Architects
Architect Bijoy Ramachandran speaks to Prof. Rabindra Vasavada, a celebrated practitioner, conservationist, teacher and historian about his time at the IIM Ahmedabad site office (where he started his career) from 1969 to 1972 working with Louis Kahn the American architect, who was commissioned to design the campus, and Prof. Anant Raje, the local architect in-charge. The time working with Lousi Kahn on the School (the Library, Faculty blocks, Classrooms and the Dorms) had a profound impact on Prof. Vasavada.
IIM Ahmedabad Management recently decided to raze 14 dormitories sighting structural and maintenance issues. Many people have criticised this decision and have also reached out
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