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Viega Advantix Vario Shower Channel
Indian Architect & Builder

Viega Advantix Vario Shower Channel

The First Tailor Made Shower Channel that is made to Measure.

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August 2017
Reducing Costs Through Effective Specification Of Materials & Finishes
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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December 2018
A Case Of Serious Play
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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December 2018
Vibrant Spaces For Learning And Living
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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December 2018
Beyond Worship - Tejorling Radiance, Pune, Maharashtra
Indian Architect & Builder

Beyond Worship - Tejorling Radiance, Pune, Maharashtra

Devising a temple in today’s times is challenging as temples and religions are no longer limited to personal one-to-one association with God. Perhaps that was never the case even in time immemorial. In the current politically-charged times and with the opportunity to create a dominant or impressive form in the formative years of its architectural practice, Karan Darda Architects steer clear of any political or personal influences while creating a Tejorling Radiance, a Shiva temple in Pune.

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February 2019
density and anonymity
indian architect & builder

density and anonymity

people often believe that a city is differentiated from a village by the measure of density, with urban populations being densely packed in contrast to sparse distributions in rural areas.

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october 2016
Business In Architecture
Indian Architect & Builder

Business In Architecture

About the author and Alternate Angle Academy - Alternate Angle Academy, founded by Snehal Jagdale Surve and Milind Surve, is established on the core philosophy of being a knowledge enhancement platform for Building Industry. The industry is a complex field encompassing vast variety of issues and is influenced by many disciplines. This ever-evolving industry demands an ongoing learning process extending beyond academic years. The idea is to create a learning avenue which caters to dynamic knowledge upgradation as demanded by the industry. Senior Professionals share their practical knowledge pertaining to technical skills, project execution, professional business and allied fields through this avenue. The Academy empowers the participants with the tools of pragmatic thinking, problem solving and awareness to make more informed decisions in profession and their careers. Alternate Angle Academy is a knowledge sharing platform for learning enthusiasts, budding professionals and practicing professionals at all stages of their career.

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January 2019
The Beauty Of Unexpected Forms
Indian Architect & Builder

The Beauty Of Unexpected Forms

Attic Lab, Malappuram, Kerala

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August 2019
Rome – The Layered Metropolis
Indian Architect & Builder

Rome – The Layered Metropolis

I first visited Rome as a student more than ten years ago, so I had some fond but faint memories of the city.

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January 2019
Shaw Contract Strives For Design Excellence In Everything They Do
Indian Architect & Builder

Shaw Contract Strives For Design Excellence In Everything They Do

Shaw Contract, a design leader in commercial flooring solutions and surfaces for the hospitality industry, is pleased to introduce Forum, a collection designed for today’s rapidly evolving hospitality-centric environments.

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August 2019
Jaquar Group Launches The Arc Collection By Frederico Meroni
Indian Architect & Builder

Jaquar Group Launches The Arc Collection By Frederico Meroni

Inspired by the classic designs of Roman architectur

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August 2019
urbanism and density
indian architect & builder

urbanism and density

defined as the study of the characteristic ways of interaction of inhabitants of urban areas with the built environment, urbanism is largely understood as an exercise in place making.

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october 2016
dense city - kabul
indian architect & builder

dense city - kabul

every morning mariyam and her little brother abdullah walk down the hill to fetch water before they go to school.

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october 2016
Emphasising The Relevance Of Conscious Design
Indian Architect & Builder

Emphasising The Relevance Of Conscious Design

It is challenging for companies to anticipate the imminent changes in the business industry. Technology evolves and businesses follow suit. The setting of a corporate space requires avid attention in order to improve the complete scenario of the business sector. With time it has almost become mandatory for the newer workplaces to give importance to the space planning and aesthetics to keep pace with the growing standards.

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July 2018
Indian Architect & Builder

Modern Spaces, Traditional Sensibilities

The headquarters of Bajaj Finserv in Viman Nagar, Pune designed by NCUBE Planning & Design Pvt. Ltd. creates an ideal mix of spaces – for focused individual work, for collaborative efforts, and for partnering with clients – in relaxed yet formal environment; perfect for an industry that is modern in its outlook, but traditional in its approach.

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July 2018
Fatalism Of Architecture Or Architecture Of Fatalism?
Indian Architect & Builder

Fatalism Of Architecture Or Architecture Of Fatalism?

The following essay critically reflects on the morphogenesis of architecture in the South Asian territories while debating and positioning on the role of the architect in shaping our built environment. It builds its premise on readings such as Correa’s ‘Change and Continuity’, Raj Rewal and Romila Thapar’s ‘Tradition and Change’, Yatin Pandya’s ‘Contemporary Indian Architecture’ and ‘Courtyard houses of India’ etc.

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January 2019
The Complexities Of Simplicity
Indian Architect & Builder

The Complexities Of Simplicity

Built for a young couple with 2 children, the home emulates the traditional courtyard system of the client’s former town, Mangalore. While the brief entailed a contemporary home, the architecture firm Anahata consciously chose to imbibe characters of the courtyard system of living in the urban context.

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January 2019
Hitachi Grabs Smart Air Conditioners Company Of The Year Award
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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February 2019
In Search Of The Engineered Aesthetic - High Note Performance, New Delhi
Indian Architect & Builder

In Search Of The Engineered Aesthetic - High Note Performance, New Delhi

High Note Performance, a motorcycle gears store in New Delhi, designed by Headlight Design takes its inspiration from a variety of motorcycle-related sources to create a store design that is raw, edgy, and industrial in its feel but sophisticatedly expressive at the same time – much like a motorcycle itself!

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February 2019
Past Perfect - House In A Grove, Tiruppathur, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu
Indian Architect & Builder

Past Perfect - House In A Grove, Tiruppathur, Chettinad, Tamil Nadu

A modern home draws inspiration from heritage of Chettinad. Not from grandeur or riches but merging of global aesthetics and ideas. Siphoning the threads of a rather shaky past, the House in a Grove aspires to re-define heritage.

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February 2019
Home Away From Home - Boys' Hostel, Gurgaon
Indian Architect & Builder

Home Away From Home - Boys' Hostel, Gurgaon

The Boys’ Hostel at St. Andrews in Khurrampur, Gurgaon by Zero Energy Design Lab is a space that responds to its climatic context, is environmentally sustainable, and provides ample spaces for interaction for its inhabitants – all the while breaking stereotypes of what we have come to associate with conventional hostel designs.

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February 2019
Soundproofing Membrane From Mapei
Indian Architect & Builder

Soundproofing Membrane From Mapei

Any Design work is characterised by a precise professional commitment: finding the best way to combine aesthetics with functionality and elegance with practicality.

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February 2019
Wishful Architecture For Social Stability
Indian Architect & Builder

Wishful Architecture For Social Stability

Alireza Taghaboni, a practicing architect since 2004, founded Next Office in 2009. Taghaboni is also a painter and holds a Ph.D. in Architecture. His project, Sharifi-ha house, with its revolving rooms, adapts to a shifting lifestyle and demonstrates a critical take on building regulations and zoning by-laws, was shortlisted at the World Architecture Festival in 2014 and has been acknowledged internationally in professional and public media. In 2018, Taghaboni was awarded the inaugural Royal Academy Dorfman award in recognition of his talent that “represents the future of architecture”. Over the past decade, the practice has won several Memar Awards, a prestigious national award for architecture in Iran held annually, making it one of the top prize-winning practices in the country.

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April 2019
Ultratop System – Versatility and Resistance
Indian Architect & Builder

Ultratop System – Versatility and Resistance

From industrial settings to museums: functional flooring in line with the latest trends in contemporary design.

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April 2019
Shaw Contract's New Bengaluru Experience Center Achieves The Leed Gold Standard
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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December 2018
Hitachi Grabs Smart Air Conditioners Company Of The Year Award
Indian Architect & Builder

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.

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December 2018
Creating Attractive Urban Design
Indian Architect & Builder

Creating Attractive Urban Design

How can India and the Netherlands collaborate in the sector?

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December 2018
Artificial Intelligence For A Sustainable Future Urban Development
Indian Architect & Builder

Artificial Intelligence For A Sustainable Future Urban Development

The paper explores how innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques are leading to new urban planning methods based on the interplay between human creative thinking and the computational power of modern computers (Figure 1).

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December 2018
A Lightness of Being
Indian Architect & Builder

A Lightness of Being

Suchitra Deep spoke to Kazuyo Sejima about SANAA’s work and also her own journey as a woman in the profession. Kazuyo Sejima is associated with SANAA, the acclaimed Tokyo based practice where Sejima is a partner with Ryue Nishizawa. They were awarded the Pritzker prize in 2010, when they received international identity due to this notable achievement.

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November 2016
Delight in Dining
Indian Architect & Builder

Delight in Dining

A refined material palette combined with contemporary design by Anarchitect and T.ZED Architects bring together a pleasing experience in a posh ambiance.

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May 2017

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