Tensile structures offer pleasing aesthetics, are energy efficient, recyclable, eco-friendly, sustainable, and use fewer resources, making them sustainable and cost-effective. Being lightweight and heat efficient, the spaces covered by tensile need less energy. Plus, tensile

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India is one of the fastest growing markets in textile architecture; in fact, India is showing rapid growth in all sorts of infrastructure construction. This is mirrored in the large number of under-construction and planned airports and railway projects, where tensile structures

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The tensile membrane industry in India has been growing steadily over the past few years. India’s infrastructure development projects, such as airports, metro stations, railway stations, bus terminals and stadiums, and sports complex, have been major contributors

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India has a significant presence in the global textile industry, including the tensile industry. The Indian tensile industry is expected to continue to grow and develop in the coming years, driven by increasing demand, both domestically and internationally, and favorable

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Fabric façades are the new generation façade materials and are much more than just a textile wrap for a building; since they give savings in weight, sub-construction and material consumption are sustainable and economical.

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Architects have designed various types of facades over the years; each facade indicates that the construction has something distinctive to offer. Façades are the most essential architectural components, with the ability to influence the inhabitant experience

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Elegant yet durable, beauty with strength, tough but still easy to fabricate, and low maintenance cost are some of the attributes that define stainless steel, making it an ideal material for enhancing the elevation of new-age buildings and infrastructure

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Working closely with MVRDV, Agrob Buchtal created flat and profiled surfaces in a special shade of grey to create a striking ceramic outer skin for this residential complex. Ilot Queyries - the impressive new building grabs onlookers’ attention with its heights, depths, and angles

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Expanded Metal Facade Screen is a versatile and eye-catching medium which offers an interesting option for architects, consultants and interior designers looking to create unusual facades and giving buildings a distinctive character. Sidharth Saraf, Owner, Asian Streck Metals

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Saurabh Goenka, architect and urban designer at S9 Architecture, New York, shares his approach towards creating meaningful relationships in architecture. Architecture is an amalgamation of several philosophies - grandeur, spatial ideologies, aesthetics, materiality

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One of the main difficulties in designing low energy, modern buildings is the prevention of noise break-in from the many noisy sources such as motorways, dual carriageways, trains, aeroplanes and city noise. The acoustic design of the facade becomes fundamental; and the ability

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Glamour & Creativity MVRDV completes second Bvlgari façade at flagship store in Bangkok. Located in the IconSiam department store – one of the largest malls in Asia – the project is the second in a series of façades designed by MVRDV for the luxury brand. MVRDV was tasked with rethinking

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Vivek Gupta, CMD & Ritu Gupta, Director, of Delhi-based architectural firm Pramod Group share trends in façade design, materials, lighting, and eye-catching features. The latest trends in contemporary building facades veer towards a bold and stylish look combining

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The most common material options for metal cladding are galvanized steel, aluminium, stainless steel, zinc, copper, titanium, etc, each of which have their own strengths and weaknesses; the choice of material will be influenced by the desired aesthetics

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A wave pattern façade was planned to camouflage the existing facade and raise the design quotient. The design team played with tensile fabric to achieve the flexibility and fluidity, which also creates a barrier from the west side sun, directly hitting the façade

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