Rakesh Reddy Aparna Constructions & Estates

Rakesh Reddy Aparna Constructions & Estates

Increasingly, developers are utilising eco-friendly materials and integrating natural sources of energy into the architectural design such as rainwater harvesting, waste management and solar power. Energy modelling tools can optimise a building’s architecture and layout
Aman Trehan Trehan IRIS

Aman Trehan Trehan IRIS

With the current changing times and uncertain conditions, architects and developers have their thinking caps for creating futuristic communities that are smart, self-sufficient and sustainable. There are a lot of variations and up-gradations in the current and existing
The Future of Smart Cities

The Future of Smart Cities

As cities compete globally, the Smart City has been touted as the important new strategic driver for regeneration and growth. The concept of Smart Cities in India has become a reality amidst shifting technological trends and is pegged
Studio Dot cracks the Colour Code in Office Design

Studio Dot cracks the Colour Code in Office Design

In every design scheme, whether it is a two-bedroom apartment or a five-storey commercial complex, colour proves to be a decisive factor that aids to establish the disposition and the illuminating volume; along with providing
Shaping Urban Identity Through Facade Design & Innovation

Shaping Urban Identity Through Facade Design & Innovation

According to the WHO, nearly 3.4 billion people around the world live in rural areas. In the coming decade, this number may go down to 1.5 billion. With such a large population around the world
Adapting to the Post Pandemic Paradigms of New Age Infrastructure: How Urban Public Transport can be a Game Changer

Adapting to the Post Pandemic Paradigms of New Age Infrastructure: How Urban Public Transport can be a Game Changer

As we witness a paradigm shift with every industry globally, we also notice a change in the development of infrastructure, which has only resulted in a suburbanised expansion of cities
Can Architecture Exist in a World of Reduced Growth?

Can Architecture Exist in a World of Reduced Growth?

With population movement and tourism affected by the global pandemic, growth in the architecture and building sectors has slowed to match. Is now the time for architects to steer towards a more sustainable approach to the built environment? Caillin Howard, Managing Director
Re-Conceptualizing, Re-Configuring, Re-Designing Offices

Re-Conceptualizing, Re-Configuring, Re-Designing Offices

Office designers, developers, and furnishing companies share their outlook on the emerging constraints and challenges in office layouts as the new normal, post Covid, places fresh demands on office design to enable social distancing and greater hygiene
Survival Kit for 21st Century

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
Designing a Healthier & Safer Built Environment

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
Vice President’s Address to IIA

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
Protecting Biodiversity - A Business Imperative

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
Hospitality Industry: Next Level of Transformed Spaces

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
Rethinking Home Design as More Flexible

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

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