We had only 18 feet width at the front side to work with. Our client, Dr. Shankar Mohana Selvan , is a fine person, who encouraged our ideas and gave us creative freedom. Of course, we had CMDA constraints to deal with. Finally, GINGER HOTELS – TATA GROUP, liked it, and now, we are in a 33 year lease with them.
Architect/Writer Suneet Paul writes about Scotland’s architectural heritage blending medieval Old Town with Georgian New Town in Edinburgh. He elaborates on the historic castles, scenic lochs like Loch Ness and Loch Lomond, vibrant festivals, and preserved cultural traditions that showcase centuries of Scottish history and natural beauty.
Ramu Katakam strongly reacts to the proposed Bombay High Court Complex design, calling it “farcical” and regressive. He advocates opening such important projects to international competition, believing younger architects worldwide could create contemporary designs that honour heritage while establishing a modern architectural identity for India’s institutions.
‘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.
Sited in a farming collective, the design is conceptualised around 23 mature, fruit-bearing trees, set to the far end of an 11,000 sq.ft. plot. The
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.
Dr. Prof. Anand Achari advocates for transforming Indian architectural education to integrate climate sustainability and digital technology (“code”), moving beyond traditional aesthetics to emphasise ecological design, community engagement, and interdisciplinary approaches that address India’s climate vulnerability and social equity challenges.
