The Maya Somaiya Library by Sameep Padora and Associates has won the coveted Beazley Award 2019 for Architecture. The previous winners of this award include Sir David Adjaye & Heatherwick Studios.
A nomination-only award, sP+a won the architecture award category which included nominees like Diller Scofidio, Juniya Ishigami among others. Maya Somaya Library, earlier this year also won the Archdaily Building of the Year Award.
As part of our editorial: What makes a space public? Author Aravind Unni argues that a genuine public space is defined by equal accessibility and multi-functional use rather than strict ownership.
Linear House Located in the busy Battaramulla area close to the Sri Lankan Parliament. Designed on a narrow plot gifted to the couple, within the larger family home.
The house is located in the village of Corjuem in the North of the state of Goa, India. The existing vegetation and the proposed plan to introduce gardens led to the possibility of the story changing as per seasons. The house is therefore imagined as a pavilion or a stage to view the gardens and its seasonal unfolding.
Vision Pakistan, a project by DB Studios recently recognized with the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Set within Islamabad, Pakistan, the project offers a ‘second chance’ to disadvantaged males who have fallen into aggression, depression, drug use and/or crime.
As part of Brutalist India series Bhawna Dandona writes about Shri Ram Centre, New Delhi, consructed in 1968, sponsored by the Shri Ram family, designed by Shiv Nath Prasad, along with guidance from Ebrahim Alkazi and the structural expertise of Mahendra Raj.
The Council of Architecture announced a design competition in 2022 for a Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, drawing nearly 1,500 teams. Chennai-based firm, architectureRED, won with their proposal, and yet four years later, nothing has been built. ArchitectureLive! team goes into this rabbit hole to understand the reality of.
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