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by Pranjal Maheshwari May 14, 2026
The architecture of the new museum seeks to preserve and present settlement patterns and feats of engineering from the historic desert civilisation to a global audience.
by Pranjal Maheshwari May 05, 2026
The architecture of Serenity tempers a creative retreat in the wilderness of Sethumadai using natural materials and passive cooling techniques for natural and contextual harmony.
by Jincy Iype Apr 29, 2026
In Sharing public spaces, the fourth category of BRICK AWARD 26, shortlisted projects reveal how brick shapes access, memory and collectivity across civic and cultural contexts.
by Chahna Tank Apr 24, 2026
The novel by Indian writer and journalist Rahul Pandita traces exile, dispossession and belonging through contested landscapes and lived realities, affronting architecture.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 16, 2026
The Purple Ink Studio's pavilion design translated cultural ties between Germany and Kerala into an enclosure of grass mats and bamboo frames for the Kerala Literature Festival.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 06, 2026
The institution, run by Denmark’s Foundation of Crafts Colleges, coalesces shelter, learning and community for aspiring craftspeople while positioning its architecture as pedagogy.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Apr 01, 2026
The eight new sea-view terrace suites within the wine-factory-turned-hotel offer a warm retreat ‘floating’ on a pared down structural frame overlooking the Ionian Sea.
by Pranjal Maheshwari Mar 17, 2026
Adapting the form of vernacular farmer huts of Veneto, Italy, AACM designs a kindergarten where children experience education as a collective adventure.
by Jincy Iype Mar 16, 2026
A banana-leaf inspired canopy shelters this school campus in Chennai, wherein porous planning and climate-responsive design rethink the educational built typology.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 11, 2026
Conceived by Pentaspace Design Studio, this cuboidal volume of exposed concrete and glass pegs movement as integral to the learning experience.
by Jincy Iype Mar 04, 2026
Employing arches as motif and language, the hospitality complex in Tulum, finished in pink chukum stucco, is rooted in local ecology, built as ‘both refuge and ethical declaration’.
by Anmol Ahuja Feb 03, 2026
A guided visit to the extensively redeveloped complex yields an accessible, immersive museum experience spanning centuries with a distinct urban identity.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 02, 2026
Designed by Soler Orozco Arquitectos with DIRECCIÓN, the house responds directly to terrain, climate and light rather than to scenic imagery.
by Aarthi Mohan Jan 26, 2026
LDH Design approaches cultural regeneration through interior architecture that prioritises use, proportion and spatial clarity in Wuhan, China.
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 20, 2025
A meditation on material honesty and memory, Of Trees and Gods and Mud draws reverence from the local spiritual landscape, shaped by kaavus (sacred groves) .
by Bansari Paghdar Dec 17, 2025
Reimaging brutalist architecture, the house features tapered grey and earth-toned walls that embody the symbiosis between natural and built environments.
by Jincy Iype Dec 02, 2025
Doors that double as blackboards, courtyards that hold lessons and spaces that shift with use define this rural school campus—letting children claim and shape their own classrooms.
by Jincy Iype Nov 04, 2025
Designed for disassembly and renewal, the extension of an automobile design studio in Mumbai embodies an industrial architecture that remembers, responds and evolves.
by Anushka Sharma Oct 06, 2025
An exploration of how historic wisdom can enrich contemporary living, the Chinese designer transforms a former Suzhou courtyard into a poetic retreat.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 16, 2025
Amidst a lingering industrial past, this workspace — featuring pink lime plaster walls and playful gargoyles — is a living tribute to IKSOI's co-founder, late architect Dhawal Mistry.
by Bansari Paghdar Sep 11, 2025
With London at the heart of architectural enquiry again, the shortlist aims to tackle Britain's most pressing urban issues, but has a concerning geographic and functional concentration.
by Anushka Sharma Jul 30, 2025
RA Design Studio conceives a community hub in Ahmedabad as 'a space where boundaries dissolve: between home and landscape, architecture and experience'.
by Bansari Paghdar Jun 24, 2025
Adorned in teal and grey insertions, Casa Sofia draws from the historic morphology of its 1940s-built shell to accommodate rental spaces and a new floor extension.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 04, 2025
Emblematic of a return to what is essential, this silent, seemingly breathing house by the Chennai-based studio blends traditional wisdom with contemporary simplicity.
by STIRworld Apr 24, 2025
An exhibition of 30 drawings by architect Sergei Tchoban, cutting across scales and typologies at the Paul Rudolph Institute in Manhattan, reveals layers of meanings.
by Simran Gandhi Apr 02, 2025
The hotel architecture features an intimate courtyard in the heart of Jingdezhen, preserving the relics of a historic warehouse and a network of age-old camphor trees.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 29, 2025
A renovation exercise of a textile production facility in Surat, Gujarat, incorporates natural light by carving out courtyards and skylights within a tight building footprint.
by Almas Sadique Mar 19, 2025
The Mudhouse, located in Uttara in Bangladesh, comprises three lounging structures, a kitchen and a washroom made of bamboo, mud and wood.
by Bansari Paghdar Mar 07, 2025
Designed by the renowned Danish practice, the calming design of the aerial transport hub embodies Bhutanese cultural heritage through mindful spaces and timber motifs.
by Asian Paints Mar 01, 2025
Introducing AP's Colour of the Year Cardinal, Wallpaper of the Year Spring Tune and the four Material Intelligence forecast trends Bad Taste?, Feel More, India Everywhere and Salt.
by Almas Sadique Feb 28, 2025
Khairnar's Rural Library, designed under the helm of Round Table India, fosters a love for learning and inculcates the importance of education within the residents of Kochargaon in Nashik.
by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Feb 25, 2025
Shanmugam Associates uses light, materials and spatial play to create a contemporary spiritual learning centre in Pondicherry, India.
by Aarthi Mohan Feb 05, 2025
A courtyard-centred retreat by Kiasma Studio fuses Japanese traditions with Indian sensibilities for a tranquil living experience in Hyderabad.
by Dhwani Shanghvi Jan 27, 2025
The residence in Surat, Gujarat, facilitates a retreat from urban environments with an open courtyard, airy volumes, visual connection to greens and contextually rooted elements.
by Mrinmayee Bhoot Jan 20, 2025
The Tamil Nadu-based studio engages with local materials and vernacular techniques in their design for Into the Wild as a way of reducing impact on the natural context.
by Almas Sadique Jan 18, 2025
The multi-use building by Yemail Arquitectura integrates cultural and commercial zones around residential units and emulates the artistic evolution of the locality it is placed in.
by Aarthi Mohan Dec 28, 2024
STIRred 2024: STIR explores the power of collaboration wherein architects and communities come together to craft designs to resonate across time and cultures.
by Simran Gandhi Dec 27, 2024
A visionary off-grid campus in Rwanda that integrates agriculture, conservation and sustainable design for a thriving future.
by Nikitha Sunil Dec 23, 2024
Rooted in Lonavala’s historical and natural legacy, Malik Architecture’s Radisson Resort embraces vernacular materials and spatial ingenuity to create a serene retreat.
by Akash Singh Dec 21, 2024
The low-impact Sinfonia Verde is an off-grid home that prioritises permeability to allow a harmonious co-existence with the surrounding jungle ecology.
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