Indian Architect & Builder Magazine - December 2018

In this issue

ARCHITECTURE
The Java Rain, Cadence Architects
YWCA Campus, Morphgenesis
Maya Somaiya Library, Sameep Padora & Associates
DESIGNING FOR THE FUTURE
Prasanna Desai Architects
Shubhra Raje
Prof. Dr. Reinhard König

Hitachi Grabs Smart Air Conditioners Company Of The Year Award

Adding another feather to its wing and cutting above the rest of the industry players, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Limited was awarded as ‘Indian Smart Air Conditioners Company of the Year Award 2018’ by Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting organization that recognizes and awards companies which show visionary growth, are inspired by innovation and demonstrate thought leadership abilities.

2 mins

Shaw Contract's New Bengaluru Experience Center Achieves The Leed Gold Standard

A fully-owned brand of Shaw Industries, the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and leading floor covering provider, Shaw Contract has just received the LEED v4 Gold for Interior Design and construction certification for its newly opened 343 square metres experience center in Bengaluru, India, making it one of the first few projects in India to have achieved this international standard.

2 mins

Reducing Costs Through Effective Specification Of Materials & Finishes

Surface finishes are enabling Indian Architects & Designers to achieve higher levels of durability and extended material lifespans, as well as cost savings throughout the life of the project.

4 mins

Creating Attractive Urban Design

How can India and the Netherlands collaborate in the sector?

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Vibrant Spaces For Learning And Living

YWCA Campus in Dwarka, New Delhi.Designed by Morphogenesis, the YWCA Campus in Dwarka, New Delhi provides its residents and students a safe ‘home away from home’ space that is open yet private, and invokes a strong sense of belonging.

3 mins

A Case Of Serious Play

Maya Somaiya Library, Kopargaon, MaharashtraThe Maya Somaiya Library’s most captivating feature and function perhaps lie outside and above it. And it is not only the interesting feature and the form that captivates but also the opposing theories and arguments that the structure articulates through its design and construction. Arising from limited opportunities but expected to address multi-fold educational challenges, the library is a metaphor that establishes ideas, raises certain pertinent questions on the local-global conflict and raises the bar on how much more a building (and building-programme) can be, beyond the functions attributed to it.

4 mins

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