Articles

Survival Kit for 21st Century

As a reverent act towards nature and the environment, architects are under the obligation to design buildings which are not just aesthetically and functionally sound, but which also summit the standards of eco-friendly outcome, says Khozema Chitalwala Read more ...

Designing a Healthier & Safer Built Environment

As our workplaces and homes begin to adapt to the new normal in a post-Covid world, we will now have to reimagine our future workplaces and homes to be more flexible and adaptive to the challenging needs, says Mili Majumdar, MD, GBCI India & Senior VP, USGBC Read more ...

Vice President’s Address to IIA

Promote renewable energy sources in upcoming building projects and adopt Green and Sustainable Architecture: Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, in his address at the National Convention of the Indian Institute of Architects Read more ...

Protecting Biodiversity - A Business Imperative

The current crisis has given us a unique opportunity to pause, reflect and rethink on how to do a balancing act with nature to ensure a harmonious relationship. From the climate crisis to the biodiversity crisis, to preventing the possible future pandemics Read more ...

Hospitality Industry: Next Level of Transformed Spaces

We as designers are keenly waiting for new design guidelines in order to incorporate them in hotel designs ensuring their rapid reopening which is a challenge in the current scenario. Also, assimilating the new alters intelligently in the existing design Read more ...

Rethinking Home Design as More Flexible

It’s times like these we reset the clock. The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to take stock; to determine what’s important and what’s disposable in our lives. Despite our rapidly changing world, what is evident and consistent is people’s desire to feel connected Read more ...

De-urbanisation & De-centralisation of Cities to Define Development

The ‘new normal’ - irrespective of being short- or long-term will have its influences on design. We have already seen exciting responses in the field of product design, in making new masks, handles for sanitizers, multiple-use key chains, virtual lift buttons Read more ...

Corporate Office Design

Post-Covid social distancing will considerably change the landscape of commercial office and residential spaces. Unlike homes which have turned out to be safe spaces, commercial offices will face many design challenges with regard to hygiene, sanitation, densification Read more ...

Concrete: Robust & Timeless

For Architect & Interior Designer Umesh Sharma, co-founder of The Design Studio, concrete’s versatility allows architects the freedom to adapt it to innumerable architectural applications, which makes it not only relevant but also the most preferred building material today Read more ...

Resurgence of Social Responsibility

An amalgamation of expertise from varied professionals within the architect, design and construction community and financers backing the construction industry, share views on the changes anticipated post Covid-19, which has given Read more ...

How Can Architects Contribute to Building a Sustainable World?

Sustainable architects focus on building design and construction that lessen the impact of urban development on the environment. They create buildings that require less land development, use more environmentally friendly materials and are more energy efficient Read more ...

Aũra Cleaning Towers - Breathing Lungs of the City

The design of Aũra cleaning towers by Studio Symbosis has been developed using the principles of aerodynamics to create a form that propagates maximum surface area and increased wind speed for a robust and efficient performance; the towers can intake polluted air from 360 degrees Read more ...

Designing for Density: Upwards, Outwards and Onwards

UNStudio presents a selection of its recent and current housing and urban projects that actively tackle the varied challenges presented by the ongoing densification of cities. Densification is one of the most urgent challenges currently facing cities all over the world Read more ...

Planning for Waste Segregation

From digging pits or installing bins in low-rise buildings, to designing separate chutes in mid and high-rises, the occupants must be conscious of proper waste disposal from their premises, writes Neelam Gupta, Director, Chembvin Industries Read more ...

Making Factories Safe

Making Factories Safe Breakdowns in manufacturing plants lead to loss of production and optimum performance of the machineries. Factory/plant architects and designers must take a knowledgeable approach towards possible reasons of breakdowns Read more ...