The “Stepped Well House” draws inspiration from the dense, organic neighbourhoods of Bangalore, where homes evolve over time to suit narrow sites and compact conditions
‘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.
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.
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.
CEPT Professional Programs (CPP), the continuing education arm of CEPT University, has opened applications for the third batch of its flagship international program — Global
Pétra, Nileswar, Kerala, by Ta-Da Design Collective LLP, is a residential project that integrates both form and function. Inspired by a banyan tree’s roots and the client’s passion for geology, this project aims to create a dynamic, living environment.
Book City Limits – The Crisis of Urbanization from series Rethinking India, by Tikender Panwar is a compilation of essays by experts exploring deep and widening fault lines within India’s urban transformation since the 1990s.
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.
Frank Gehry, the Canadian-American architect, passed away at the age of 96 in Santa Monica, California, on Friday, after a brief respiratory illness.
The Garden Histories of Ahmedabad is an investigation into this potential of garden space as vessels of socio-cultural memory, as spaces that hold within them the shifting tides of power, society, and identity.
The Rome Scholarship in Architecture calls for applications for a six-month residency (Jan-June 2027) at the British School at Rome for a postgraduate or early-career architect. It includes £1000 monthly grant, board, and access to BSR resources for a self-directed research programme in Italy. Deadline: December 15, 2025.
Just about fifteen years after a massive, taxpayer-funded ₹961 crore renovation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi’s iconic Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium is slated for
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.
CEPT Archives has acquired the archival collection of pioneering architects Asha and Prabhakar Baste, preserving four decades of innovative work. Their practice revolutionised vernacular architecture in India’s Konkan region through their signature ‘Design and Build’ approach and deep engagement with local craftsmanship.
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