Jungles lodges for the Taj as small scale 10 X 12 room resorts creating a jungle wood machan in one and a mud house with courtyard in another. Both these adopt the spirit of the local methods of building and materials used. Though basic in construction, they provide all the comforts needed for a high end resort. Each of Mahua Kothi?s twelve charming cottage suites, called Kutiyas, is filled with quaint local touches.
The Muskaan School in Bhopal, designed by Revathi Kamath (Kamath Design Studio) in 2016, showcases sustainable architecture and community involvement. Now facing structural challenges, it seeks donations and volunteers for urgent preservation and repairs.
Carapace House by Achyutam Designs transforms traditional living with organic concrete structures and abundant greenery.
Kirtee Shah’s keynote address for “Laurie Baker Birth Centenary Celebrations” interrogates the architectural profession’s fundamental disconnection from societal imperatives, using Laurie Baker’s praxis as a framework for examining contemporary professional alienation and proposing transformative pedagogical and practice-based interventions within India’s built environment crisis.
Sangam is a 3,300 sq. ft. canteen near Pune, Maharashtra, designed by Alkesh Gangwal & Associates, blending recycled materials and innovative design to create a flexible, light-filled respite within an industrial landscape.
Amid the spatial constraints of a recreational campus, Funktion Design was tasked with an unusual challenge: to extend the dining capacity of the Rajamahal Vilas
Fahad Zuberi writes about the surge in architecture PR firms and influencers in India—prioritizing viral appeal over authenticity, turning architecture into a popularity contest and diminishing critical discourse.
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