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IA&B 2007

May 2007

	Main stories in this issue… LET'S TALK Architect Juergen Mayer gives an insight into his views on dynamic and innovative design ideas. Heritage THT RATHA TALES... Tapan Mittal-Deshpande is nostalgic of the times where townships were more of communes and built space adhered to the tenets of oriental construction that has stood the test of times.
AEC BYTES Insight into the IndiaUSP pavilion at the AEC World Expo and Conferences 2007.
CONTENTS Let’s Talk Architect Juergen Mayer gives an insight into his views on dynamic and innovative design ideas. CURRENT PRODUCT LAUNCH BOOK REVIEW Magic Of Stainless Steel (The New Age Metal) The author provides a ringside view of how steel has evolved from a mere functional metal to the ornamental design shapes that adorn the spaces. Bombay Art Deco Architecture: A Visual Journey (1930-1953) The author attempts to take the reader to the Bombay of yesteryears with pictorial support delineating the details of the city, providing vital insights to its ethos. POST EVENTS Weaves 2007, an event by Asian Paints ColourNext showcased the key forecast colours of the year. CULTURE COUNTS Building Capacities Amita Baig emphasis the need to encourage art forms and skills of craftsmen to further the process of preservation of cultural roots. INDIA USP Infrastructure Blues Ramanath Jha attempts to analyse the void in developmental process, emphasising the need for private-public cooperation. Whose Land is it Anyway?Swati Ramanathan shatters the myth of ownership of land in India, raising questions that compel the readers to rethink on land regulations. TECHNOLOGY A Giant in the Skies Feature on Airbus380 that has revolutionised air travel with its most advanced features. Say it with Timber…. Stephen Lehman puts wood on the pedestal listing out its beneficial environment friendly features in an era, which is dominated with alternate building materials. HERITAGE The Ratha Tales… Tapan Mittal–Deshpande is nostalgic of the times where townships were more of communes and built space adhered to the tenets of oriental construction that has stood the test of times. ARCHITECTURE A Tangible Future, an Intangible Present Nimita Chandiramani documents the architect’s challenges of balancing the numerous facets of the Chinese culture in the process of designing a modern day boutique restaurant. Traversing Fractured Times An highlight into the imaginative methodologies of the architects who have given mundane concepts of edifices a new meaning by their innovative style of designing. HONOURS Crossing Facades A focus on the intricate mindset of Richard Rogers whose architectural genius was bestowed with the Pritzker Architecture Prize. INTERNATIONAL The Dream Scale Profiling the designer store, Louis Vuitton, whose construction details establish its exclusive brand. CONCERN A Nice Road goes Dangerously off-course Leo Saldhana probes the various issues that have delayed the crucial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor, which is slated to be the catalyst for development of the region. CITY BEAT The End of Critical Mass Peeyush Sekhsaria dwells on the most ancient and environment friendly mode of transportation that is facing rough times, yet is the vehicle of the future. AEC bytes Insight into the IndiaUSP pavilion at the AEC World Expo and Conferences 2007. We regret the production errors for the book review - The Architecture of the Indian Sultanate, MARG Publications, in IA&B APR 2007 VOL 20(8) Page 34. It is republished here.
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