Buildings 2021 & Beyond

MGS Architecture celebrates its 16th Anniversary along with architects, interior designers, and the real estate fraternity. In this issue, we invite them to share their thoughts on what the built environment should be, what should change, and what should be taken from India’s eco-sensitive architecture of the past. The unanimous belief is that designing and constructing buildings should be for the long term, with a people-centric design approach; and increased interconnectedness with the help of technology; in fact, a more holistic approach to design is required in order to meet all the criteria, as mentioned below, for experiencing a fulfilling lifestyle.

Townships and Community living: Spaces that demarcate the private from the public are blurring as technology is making cities more interconnected. The concept of work from home and walk to office is becoming a reality. Creating inclusive spaces such as parks with clubs, playgrounds, and gyms etc within the premises are enabling interaction amongst residents of all age groups, fostering communication and mutually enjoyable functions.

Smart Cities: The concept of a Smart City envisages enhancing the lives of its residents by enabling improved efficiencies through modern infrastructure, systems, and services, along with safety, and affordability. Digitisation is influencing the designing and construction of Smart Cities, along with their anticipated high performance.

Sustainable Architecture: There is a call for increased focus on creating green buildings that are energy-efficient, consume minimum building materials and other resources, reduce wastage, and are sustainable. These buildings bring added value by way of healthier and more economical living.

Precast / modular construction: These new building technologies enable faster construction and build more economical and better quality structures. Forward-looking developers are opting for these proven techniques to save time, money and precious resources.

We thank all of you for taking the time out to pen your views on these current topics, and look forward to your participation in our upcoming issues.
Happy Reading!

Ar. Brinda Somaya Somaya & Kalappa Consultants

Ar. Prem Nath Prem Nath And Associates

Prof. Charanjit Shah Creative Group

Ar. Ponni M. Concessao Oscar & Ponni Architects

Ar. Reza Kabul ARK Reza Kabul Architects

Ar. Nirmal Mangal M Moser Associates

Ar. Dinesh Verma ACE Group Architects

Ar. Babu Cherian BCA Architecture

Ar. Dikshu C. Kukreja CP Kukreja Architects

Ar. Rahul Kadri IMK Architects

Sangeet Sharma SD Sharma & Associates

Ar. Sanjay Goel Designex Architects

Manish Kumat Manish Kumat Design Cell

Ar. Maninder Kaur, Ar. Mohanbir Singh Ar. Ravideep Singh CDA

Ar. Nilanjan Bhowal Design Consortium India

Ar. Kiran Yadav Morphogenesis

Ar Anurag & Ar. Pallavi Pashine Salankar Pashine & Associates

Ar. Debaditya Goswami & Ar. Shivani Khanna Studio Crypt

Ar. Ekta Ahuja Tejomaya Architects

Ar. Tripat Girdhar The Design Studio

Ar. Akshay Selukar H&A Consultants

Ar. Shobhan Kothari ADND

Ar. (Dr). Harish Tripathi & (I.D) Jyoti D Tripathi Arhta

Ar. Arpan Johari AW Design

Ar. Kanhai Gandhi KNS Architects

Ar. Sumit Dhawan Cityspace’82 Architects

Ar. Manuj Agarwal Manuj Agarwal Architects

Ar. Kamal Roop Singh KR Architecture Studio

Ajay Kapoor Adhiraj Construction

Chintan Sheth Ashwin Sheth Group

Lindsay Bernard Rodrigues Bennet & Bernard Group

Anjana Sastri Sterling Developers

Supriya Ambavane Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited

Kushagr Ansal Ansal Housing

Harvinder Sikka Sikka Group

Rakesh Reddy Aparna Constructions & Estates

Aman Trehan Trehan IRIS

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