LOCUS
Geneve: Learning from a Postcard City
The French speaking Swiss city of Geneve comes as a welcome surprise as it creatively destructs the status quo of the firm lipped, safety ridden profile of its country's lifestyle.
ARCHITECTURE
Confidence in Contextualism
Every design strategy demands a unique concept. Featuring two projects from the portfolio of Shimul Javeri Kadri architects to exemplify this.
Being Inclusive
An interaction with Architect Shrikrishna Herlekar. His opinions and a review of his own residence showcase a comprehensive approach to architecture.
URBANIA
Dilli Haat Experience!
Keeping in view the success of Dilli Haat at INA, a second one is constructed at Pitampura, by the same architects. Is there a design protocol that goes in designing a unique experience or is there something more?
REVIEW
Anchoring in Steel
The architect narrates how architectural objects are constructed and produced; and how steel has defined the urban skylines of the world today at mass levels.
ENCLOSURE
A High-End Experience
A novel idea that challenges the definiton of enclosure and emphasises the difference 'place' makes to the perception of 'space'.
INTERNATIONAL
Speaking Cenotaphs
An architectural attention celebrating a century of women's right to vote. It also questions the connection between collective memory and commemoration.
MATERIAL MATTERS
Raising the Bar
An interview with INBAR Director General, J.Coosje Hoogendoorn on the potential and restraints in the use of bamboo in design.
Role of Bamboo in Seismic Architecture
Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay on how bamboo has been traditionally used for construction and how its properties as an earthquake resistant building material are being rediscovered.
THE PRACTICE
Constant Conversations
Architect Kamu Iyer's philosophy of process-generated architecture that has traced a path of experiences and encounters over a period of time.
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