In the contemporary world, real estate is designed not to house life, but to park global capital. Urbanscapes across the continents are defined by glass boxes and concrete structures that…
When furniture is purchased, it is hard to predict how a home will be used after a year or how the sofa will be used in a new room. We…
For decades, a sustainable building was measured by what it avoided: fewer emissions of deadly gases, less water use and lower energy bills. As the climate crisis deepens, that standard…
The rapid growth of housing construction in India has made standardisation an important tool for addressing cost, construction efficiency, infrastructure provision, and the scale of urban housing demand. However, standardising…
The greatest of all architecture has always been defined as that which has outlasted the civilisation that built it. Buildings which remain as ancient witnesses to history are hailed as…
The year 2021, unlike its tedious predecessor, could only be described as good and eventful. The year had seen the rise of the Squid Game phenomenon, Suez Canal memes and…
Architecture is closely connected to the place where it is built. A building in a hot desert cannot respond to its surroundings in the same way as a house in…
It is midnight in a city that won’t cool off; the trapped heat sends out waves that reflect how the architecture is working against the climate and environment. It’s not…
“Integration of the old and new is not a design challenge for us… they both find a distinct place in our design process.” – Sonali Rastogi (Godrej GBCS, 2015) Sonali…
Temporary structures have recently become an important part of the urban fabric as quick bottom-up approaches have proven successful in bringing people together. Despite being regarded by some as band-aid…
Future Cities are often imagined through autonomous vehicles, intelligent buildings and glowing digital networks, but the most important transformation may be less visible. The cities of the coming decades could…
Product design is the art and science behind creating functional and aesthetically appealing objects, merging innovation, usability, and sustainability. It consists of a wide range of objects, from handcrafted objects…