NOTHING CONCRETE
An Architect for the Bharat Ratna
Architect Shankar Narayan worries about architects remaining a marginalized
fraternity in the mainstream public consciousness unless we push architecture
discourse out into the open and ourselves rise above ivory towers and the "I pat
your back and you pat mine" attitude.
CULTURE COUNTS
Values in Conservation
In her series on Values in Conservation, Amita Baig opens up the the debate as she
Invites conservation architect Radhika Dhumal to share her views.
OPINION
Out of "Control"
Conservation Architect, Benny Kuriakose explores some times-tested traditional
Details and expresses concerns on contemporary delineation from them.
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FOCUS : COOL MATERIALS & MEDIA
A Progession of Products, Projects & Perspectives
"Soft" Architecture
Honeycomb: Molo Design Studio identifies this pattern in nature to create an exceptional series of products to reconfigure space through an inherent structural system.
Think Lateral, Think 'Thick 2d'
An outlook on design innovations and assessing material intelligence through a
series of prototypical furniture pieces.
Alchemy Of Design
Philips Design Probes is dedicated 'far-future' research initiative to track trends and development that may ultimately evolve into mainstream lifestyles, and have a
significant impact on the lighting industry.
A Little Bit More Than Just Good Old Reality - Ar
A little bit more than just good old reality : exploring Augmented Reality (AR)
and its possibilities in the design world.
Up-Cycling
United Bottle by Zurich-based architect Joerg Stollmann and Dirk Hebel works
at the intersection of architect, humanity, nature and technology.
Modluar Living
Through the design of a house in Auroville, Fabian Ostner demonstrates that
creative affordable housing is only a few steps away.
A Medium Called "Me"
The Baupiloten-course at the Techinical University-Berlin, comprise a group of
students who under the guidance of architects Susanne Hofmann and Matin
Janekovic who have worked with children create their individual stamp on their
Spaces.
Forest Of Bliss
Marcel Kalberer's reperimental Botanical Architecture implores us to question the
Ecological footprint of our architecture.
What Lies Beneath
This article takes both a literal and metaphorical approach to what lies beneath the
work of Serie Architects latest project - the Blue Frog.
Package Deal
Inspired by America's classic dream of home ownership and unique "Do it
Yourself" (DIY) culture, a series of houses designed and built by UNI have more
in common with the Indian context than you think.
Diamond In The Rock
SANAA designs the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art to make it the
objet d'art itself.
From Point B...
Through the design development and construction of the D Gallery project, john
Shields explains the processes behind the Philadelphia based firm - Point B
Design Ltd.
Space From Material - Material In Space
Sabine von Fischer, an architect and writer based in Switzerland, engages the forms
of drawing and text from concept and criticism to construction by examining the
project of her practice titled Diaphanarch.
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