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Architecture and design that endeavour not only towards form and function, but also for social betterment and advancement

ARJUN MACHAN

Perched on a verdant landscape in Ahmedabad, Arjun Machan is a weekend retreat that drapes brick walls as a prominent character. A continuous symmetry at this home is interrupted with planned curves with a play of light and shadow imprinting the facade. The rooftop is punctured with funnel-like mini telescopes covered with polycarbonate, bringing a slice of sky inside ingeniously. Photograph by Rajeev Kathpalia

SMRITIVAN FROM TOP

On the Bhujiyo Dungar Hill in Bhuj, Gujarat, Smritivan Earthquake Memorial and Museum is an architectural vision devoted to the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. The site, instead of disturbing its existing geography, outlines the landscape in a way that it becomes a slow and a contemplative climb up to the main venue Photograph by Raspberry Digital; The open, vast architecture tethers its immediate environ, that of the Bhujiyo Dungar hill. Photograph by Vinay Paniwani

RADHIKA VILLA