London based Toni & Guy Salon with its presence in over 20 countries specialize in creative styling and hair care as Official Sponsors to London Fashion Week & hairstyles for over 60 designer catwalk shows. The design was meant to showcase this hair & model relationship in abstraction.
Architect Vandana Dhawan Saxena argues that designing contextual hospitality architecture is a win-win for all—developers, crafts communities, and tourists—and that policy backing and innovative craft integration can help it transition from a romantic aspiration to an industry standard.
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
In this tribute, Manoj Parmar explores Sen Kapadia’s serigraphs and axonometric drawings that created miniature realities rich in temporal and semantic metaphors.
‘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.
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.
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