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Thoughts, Time And Architecture
This article is an attempt to elaborate the relationship between ‘thought’ and the sense of ‘time’. It will explore what factors seem to influence our perception of time.
The Project Is Designed For An Inspiring Environment And As A Contemplative Place Of Learning...
The project is one of India’s largest libraries of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Educational Ecosystem
Embedded in the DNA of the client a large NGO focused on the development of Bangladesh, is the University’s vision to become a catalyst for change that would coalesce the local community, improve the immediate built environment of the neighbourhood, and provide a model for environmental and social sustainability in Bangladesh.
Playful Facade Treatment
There is a growing awareness among societies and culture for pre-schools to be diverse and provide learning environments through the built form.
Innovation In Modern Kitchen Appliances
At Liebherr, design is an amalgamation of certain elements: distinctiveness, functionality, and innovation, along with classic and timeless elegance.
An Urban District
Hamburg’s HafenCity currently represents Europe’s largest inner city development project. The new urban district, with a total area of around 150 hectares, is surrounded by river and canal channels on all sides. By the middle of the 2020s, it is envisaged to provide a new residential space for up to 12,000 people, as well as create 40,000 new jobs.
Eco-friendly Workspace
Located within a bustling office complex in Noida, the project is everything a normal office is not. It is not an ‘in your face’ modern, contemporary and swanky office, as one would imagine it should be, as it houses the owner of the IHDP (International Home Deco Park). Rather, it is an antithesis to the expected office style look and feel.
Sports facilities, due to their scale are definitely a representation of modern technology and the spirit of the nation...
“Citiusaltiusfortius”—the Latin for ‘faster, higher and stronger’—are words that every school going child knows.
Rustic Ambience
A stylish modern Mexican restaurant, posed the challenge to create an ambience that can appeal to the Indian crowd while providing them the perfect Mexican food experience.
Blending Modernism And Innovation...
Project: Classic Marble Company, Bhandup, Mumbai Architect: Drishti Architects and Interior Designers, Mumbai
Evolution Of Fatehpur Sikri
Babur, who arrived at town Sikri in 1527, changed the name of the town to ‘Shukri’ which means ‘thanks’ after the victory over Rana Sanga of Mewar as a symbol of thankfulness, where he built a garden and few buildings.
Pragmatic Yet Bold Approach Towards Sustainbility
Mathias Lehner interviewed architect William Jan Landman about his take on the future of sustainable architecture –
Emotive Architecture
“Architecture is frozen music.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe“The sun never knew how great it was until it hit the side of a building.” – Louis Kahn“Bricks to me are like faces.” – Laurie Baker“Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life.” – I M Pei“Even a brick wants to be something.” – Louis Kahn
A Nuanced Design Language
With cavernous light filled spaces, multiple split levels, custom engineered skin, embedded technology, water cascades and pools, indoor vegetation, this single-family residence in Bangalore articulates a nuanced design language seeking a balance between restraint and animation.
Traditional Complements The Contemporary...
The house is built around the veranda as a collecting space for the family.
Lothal: A Mound Of The Dead With Animate Experience
Lothal, one of the sites of ancient Indus Valley Civilization, is in the state of Gujarat on the Gulf of Cambay.
Vintage Pulse
A gastro pub chain ideated around the charm of vintage English pubs and bars brought another one of their celebrated outlets.
Subterranean Green
Project: BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan.
Standing Out in a Crowd
Most of the architecture that surrounds us today has become a sort of background noise – noticed only when it is exceptionally good. When we look around, do we notice the box-shaped edifices that existed in the past, or that one building that irks our imagination?