Rajsamadhiyala House, Dist. Rajkot by BPS Architects is designed as integration of materials, details and make the house energy efficient by use of locally available materials and applying appropriate methods of construction.
Durganand Balsavar, ARTES ROOTS COLLABORATIVE, reviews the book ‘Conservation And The Indian City’, conceptualised, curated, and edited by Poonam Verma Mascarenhas and Vinayak Bharne.
Remarkable forms and proportions inspired from bye-gone Kerala Architecture and minimal-tropical approaches in design, The Stately Abode, Calicut, by Nestcraft Architecture, renders a modern Kerala home.
The project “ இயலிடம்”-The place of belonging designed by Masonry of Architects revolved around a idea that the villa we are designing has to create a lingering sense of belonging.
A lack of ornament in no way leaves the spaces without visual interest, at Unniyettans home, by Nestcraft Architecture, minimalist architecture uses simplicity to create a unique space.
The Retreat House, Andhra Pradesh, by Studio MADe has been designed as a series of rooms, some open to the sky and the others roofed; which becomes prominent due to the lack of statutory setback rules.
Hyderabad based Studio MADe’s winning competition entry the Hidden Cloister, for Suncheon Art Platform, South Korea, is inspired by traditional Korean architecture. The proposal acknowledges the necessity for green spaces in urban contexts by reducing architectural interventions.
Outlined by the team of DPLJ, the design of the industrial complex or Kanchikarpooram Limited company is optimally contextualized to the area’s culture, climate, and environment while being conceived with a sensitive approach toward the operational viability of the organization.
Khushru Irani talks about his experience from his visit to Airaa Academy designed by Hundredhands.
Cucoon House, Mohali, by Forum Advaita, reflects the lifestyle and sustainability. house is southwest facing and was imagined to be a largely inward-looking house that offers multiple experiences within.
The Airaa Academy by Hunderdhands, sits on a greenfield site on the city’s outskirts, adjacent to large infrastructure and erstwhile farmlands – now slowly getting consumed by the city.
Takshila Academy Activity Centre, Akbarpur, by SGA Studio sits facing the existing football field and is integrated with the existing senior school building through pathways and porches. The building reused as many elements as possible, demonstrating a real hand on upcycling but also making the project look contemporary and light.
Delhi-based architect and artist Ankon Mitra created Oishi, an architectural scale ‘slice-form’ Origami sculpture/pavilion at the axial centre of the exposition, a lattice of interconnected and flap-folded aluminium sheets – signifying the connections that ABID wanted to forge between architecture, interior design, art, trade and the common man.
Ahmedabad University Centre, Ahmedabad, by Stephane Paumier Architects, aimed to create a centre that would become an incubator for academic life and a place for generating new ideas by creating interactive spaces besides formal educational functions.
Vilas Vasant Avachat has been elected as the new President of The Indian Institue of Architects for the term 2023-2025.
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