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Threads of Life

Mumbai-based artist Lakshmi Madhavan unpacks the political and the personal in Kerala's immensely popular craft of kasavu.

A powerful partnership

SACHIN BANDUKWALA AND MELISSA SMITH FROM THE MECCA OF ARCHITECTURE- AHMEDABAD, HAVE BEEN WORKING IN TANDEM AND MAKING A MARK WITH THEIR DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE TO DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE.

BOXED OUT YET OUT-OF-THE-BOX

THE OUT OF THE BOX OFFICE DESIGNED BY SPACES & DESIGN IS CONCEIVED AS MODULES OF PANELS IN A BOX - A CONCEPT THAT OOZES MATERIALITY TO ITS ZENITH.

ARCHITECTURAL MILESTONES 2022

AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS, IT IS TIME TO LOOK BACK AT SOME KEY ARCHITECTURAL MILESTONES THAT DEFINED 2022. BE IT METAVERSE, SMART HOMES, OR SOLAR POWERED ARCHITECTURE, THERE IS AN EVIDENT INCLINATION TOWARDS FUTURISTIC TECH AND THIS SHIFT IS DEFINITELY HERE TO STAY.

A GLASS APART

GLASS BUILDINGS ARE BECOMING POPULAR IN CONSTRUCTION DUE TO THEIR ABILITY TO BE TRANSPARENT, RECYCLABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT.

AN URBAN GAMECHANGER

RONALD LU & PARTNERS’ TRANSITORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, UNIPARK RAISES THE BAR IN ZHUHAI

DESIGN DEBATE EXPLORING BHOPAL AND LUCKNOW

SCINTILLATING OPINIONS AND ENGAGING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, THE BHOPAL AND LUCKNOW EDITIONS OF DESIGN DEBATE TOOK THE THEME OF TRADITION VS TECHNOLOGY A STEP FURTHER.

DULAL MUKHERJEE bridging lines & roots

Architect Dulal Mukherjee has fired the imagination of a whole generation of architects and designers with his sensitive, in-sync-with nature design solutions while leaving his indelible mark on the cityscape of Kolkata and beyond during his long and prodigiously productive career.

Architect's Studio Vadodara

Architecture-Office & Retail Honourable Mention: Manoj Patel Design Studio, Vadodara

Office at Aamrai

Architecture-Office & Retail Winner Sikchi Associates, Mumbai

A Home Leftover

Architecture - Residential (Single Dwelling) Winner: EGO Design Studio, Kerala

Rock use Ahmedabad

Architecture - Residential (Single Dwelling) Honourable Mention: The Grid Architects, Ahmedabad

The Book Room

Interiors - Institutional Winner Studio Infinity, Pune

Residence Hub

Interiors-Residential Honourable Mention: i2a Architects Studio, Thrissur, Kerala

KAVANI Bridal Studio

Interiors - Retail Winner: PRAJC Design Consultants, Kottayam, Kerala

TRUEYES Optical Store

Interiors - Retail Honourable Mention: White Tree Architects, Raipur

NKDA COMMUNITY CENTRE Newtown, Kolkata

Architecture-Institutional Honourable Mention : ASAUDP, Kolkata

Void House

Architecture - Residential (Single Dwelling) Honourable Mention: i2a Architects Studio, Thrissur, Kerala

Tree Pavilion for Living

Interiors - Residential Honourable Mention: Manoj Patel Design Studio, Vadodara

The Raw Canvas

Interiors - Office Honourable Mention: Studio G+A, Pune

Lifetime Achievement Honour Charanjit Singh Shah

For his outstanding contribution to the field of Architecture

Celebrating Designs

Design Honour-2022 for Creative Excellence in architecture & interiors

Gir Vihar Eco Resort

Architecture-Hospitality Winner: d6thD design studio, Ahmedabad

DECODING 'KALA CONTEMPORARY - ESSAYS ON DESIGN AESTHETICS'

THE GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED INTERIOR DESIGNER AND CONSERVATIONIST, PADMA SHRI AWARDEE SUNITA KOHLI COMPILES A COMPENDIUM OF BRILLIANT ESSAYS ON DESIGN. BETWEEN THE COVERS OF THE ARTIZE EDITION OF KALA, SHE BRINGS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME SOME OF THE FINEST MINDS WHO SPEAK ON THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF DESIGN.

AN ELEGANT AFFAIR: JAQUAR FAB25 X KALA

WITH UNDERSTATED GRACE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE JAQUAR GROUP, THE LAUNCH OF 'KALA - ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AESTHETICS', COMPILED BY PADMA SHRI AWARDEE SUNITA KOHLI, PRESENTED BY ARTIZE AND GRACED BY JAQUAR'S FAB25 WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!

FACADE FOCUS

FACADES ARE THE BEST WAY TO CREATE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION IN ARCHITECTURE. NOT SURPRISING THEN THAT THE SPACE IS SEEING SEVERAL PATHBREAKING INNOVATIONS.

Ar JP Agrawal Unplugged

A HEART-TO-HEART TALK WITH ARCHITECT JP AGRAWAL, A STALWART IN THE FIELD OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. IN THIS INTERVIEW, HE SHARES HIS PHILOSOPHY ON GREEN DESIGNS, HIS WORK ETHICS AND THE SECRET BEHIND HIS SUCCESS.

How Modern Ceramic Tiles Became The Most Promising Surface Coverings

DINESH VYAS, BUILDING MATERIAL EXPERT

FURNITURE FIX

OFFICE FURNITURE IS GETTING A MAKEOVER OF SORTS, ESPECIALLY POST PANDEMIC, AS THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO A HYBRID WORKING MODEL.

MASTERING FORM AND MATERIALITY

AKSHAY SELUKAR'S ARILYA, A MASTERFUL EXPLORATION OF MATERIALITY IN BHOPAL, CRAFTS INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING BRIMMING WITH ART, COLOUR AND CHARACTER.