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Architects: Malik Architecture
- Area: 10870 ft²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: Mascon Const. & Interior, Mohit Interiors, TRG international
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Professionals: Global Engg. Services, Studio TRACE
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IF.BE Ice Factory Ballard Estate / Malik Architecture
Doki Doki Concept Store / The Architecture Story
“As Architects, We Don’t Discover Our Identity, We Construct It”: In Conversation with Rahul Mehrotra
Rahul Mehrotra is a practicing architect based in Boston and Mumbai and he has been teaching at Harvard’s GSD where he is currently Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and Director of the Master in Architecture in Urban Design Degree Program. Born in 1959, Mehrotra grew up in Lucknow, a city in Northern India and an important cultural and artistic hub. His father was a manager at a large machine tool company. The family moved a lot following Mehrotra senior’s frequent promotions, which led to changing residences owned by his company. Besides a few years in Lucknow and Delhi, they lived in different neighborhoods within Mumbai.
Balkrishna Doshi, 2018 Pritzker Prize Winner, Passes Away at 95
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, master architect, urban planner, educator, 2018 Pritzker Prize Winner, and 2022 Riba’s Gold Medal has passed away at 95, in Ahmedabad, India on Tuesday the 24th of January 2023, as reported by several Indian outlets and Architectural Digest India on their Instagram page. One of the most renowned Indian architects that shaped the architecture of India and its adjacent regions, Doshi, who was inspired greatly by the works of Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, has “combined pioneering modernism with vernacular”. Known especially for his urban planning and social housing projects, as well as his academic work as a visiting professor at various universities worldwide, Balkrishna Doshi has designed, over his 70-year career, some of the most iconic buildings in India.
D10 Corporate House / Saransh
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Architects: Saransh
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2022
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Manufacturers: GRAPHISOFT, The Brick Store, Unreal Engine
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Professionals: Sakshham Consultants, Pankaj Dharkar Associates, Groundstory, Patch Design Studio
Reading Between the Skylines
Cities have been, and will always be multi-faceted, elastic sites. They are settlements in continuous evolution, molded by proximity to natural resources, by migrating populations, and by capital. Despite the diversity in the urban character of disparate cities, it has been said that cities look alike now more than ever before, a uniformity that means a glass-and-steel tower in Singapore would not look out of place in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
Mumbai Metro / Archohm
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Architects: Archohm
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Lkt Engineering Consultants Ltd.
The Loft | Redefined Office / Studio PKA
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Architects: Studio PKA
- Area: 2100 ft²
- Year: 2022
One Green Mile / MVRDV
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Architects: MVRDV
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Lighting Concepts, Enviroscape, AMS Consultants, ARKK Consulting
DeCoding Asian Urbanism Grapples with Asia’s Unprecedented Growth
As is obvious to anyone with even a passing interest in demographics, cities are becoming denser—much denser. Rural life continues its steady emptying-out as urban life accelerates its explosive filling-in. The tilt has been apparent at least since the middle of the last century when the French geographer Jean Gottmann invented the word “megalopolis” to describe the continuous urbanization from Boston to Washington, D.C., then containing one-fifth of the United States’ population. But nowhere has the shift from countryside to city been more dramatic than in present-day Asia.
Rahul Mehrotra on the Kinetic City and Urbanism for the Global South
Rahul Mehrotra is an urbanist, educator, and founding principal of Mumbai- and Boston-based Rahul Mehrotra Architects (RMA Architects). Across India, Mehrotra has designed projects that range from master plans to weekend houses, factories, social institutes, and office buildings. Over decades, his endeavors in urban activism have culminated in the founding of the firm’s Architecture Foundation, which focuses on creating “awareness of architecture in India” through research, publication, exhibitions, and inclusive public dialogue surrounding architectural ethics and values.
Ismaili Jamatkhana & Community Centre / NUDES
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Architects: NUDES
- Area: 2850 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Ambuja Cement, Blue Star, LG Hausys, Lingel Windows, Tata Steel
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Professionals: M R Patil Consulting Engineers Pvt Lts, Arun Kumar & Associates, Imarat Planners
C40 and Arup Showcase Climate Action Initiatives from 11 Global Cities Within a Virtual Exhibition at COP26
This week, the C40 global network of cities and engineering and sustainability firm Arup launched a virtual exhibition showcasing examples of climate initiatives and resiliency strategies from 11 cities committed to addressing climate change. Given that cities account for more than 70% of global carbon emissions, the Global Cities Climate Action Exhibition aims to highlight the role of cities in reaching climate targets through local policies and urban development plans, achieving tangible emission reductions and increasing social equity.
Collins Experience Center / MuseLAB
Construction Begins on OMA/ Iyad Alsaka's Prestige Liberty Towers, a Mixed-Used Complex in Mumbai, India
Led by Iyad Alsaka, Adrianne Fisher, and Wael Sleiman, OMA’s latest project, the Prestige Liberty Towers, breaks ground in Mumbai, India. Expected to be completed in 2025, the mixed-used complex is the firm’s first venture in India, located in the historic textile mills at the heart of the city.
Anupama Kundoo Receives The 2021 RIBA Charles Jencks Award
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Jencks Foundation announced renowned Indian architect Anupama Kundoo as the winner of this year's RIBA Charles Jencks Award. The accolade given in recognition of significant contributions to the theory and practice of architecture acknowledges Kundoo's holistic practice that marries theoretical investigations, material research and sustainable building methods.