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Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Considerations such as cost, security and the skills of a district’s IT staff all come into play when trying to decide which applications and data will reside in hybrid cloud [...]
Transport emissions could fall sharply through carpooling, hybrid work and buses, but CEEW finds the biggest gains differ across G20 economies. [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
CBRE’s India Office Occupier Survey 2026 found that 77% of occupiers expect their office portfolio to expand over the next two years, while 67% expect flexible workspaces to form part [...]
Factory design must consider workers, not just production Architects have called for greater emphasis on sustainable, energy-efficient and worker-frie [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
Though older generations like to make fun of Gen Z's seemingly odd habits, their little quirks and challenges to societal norms are actually pretty good for us, both mentally and [...]
As AI transforms animation, Aardman students are taught the value of handmade imperfections. [...]
India Gen Z burnout rising due to constant learning pressure. Follow Bhaskar English Latest Updates. For Indias Gen Z, learning new skills has become an important part of building a [...]
Dolly Parton in Nashville April 2005. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force. Courtesy of Wikipedia When I was five I saw an angel. Her name was [...]
AI at the Workplace
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Mental Health at Work
Though older generations like to make fun of Gen Z's seemingly odd habits, their little quirks and challenges to societal norms are actually pretty good for us, both mentally and [...]
As AI transforms animation, Aardman students are taught the value of handmade imperfections. [...]
India Gen Z burnout rising due to constant learning pressure. Follow Bhaskar English Latest Updates. For Indias Gen Z, learning new skills has become an important part of building a [...]
Dolly Parton in Nashville April 2005. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force. Courtesy of Wikipedia When I was five I saw an angel. Her name was [...]
Future of Work
How to actually prepare for the future of work 💡 #Career #Education #AI
The Hidden Cost of Workplace Friction
Small frictions at work—slow approvals, clunky tools, unclear roles—add up to massive hidden costs. Learn how leaders can spot, measure, and eliminate them.
Anthony Raj and the Centre for Indigenous Architecture
“We must leave the built-site better than we found it.” This has been the foremost belief of the Centre for Indigenous Architecture and in almost all their projects they believe they have developed the site into a better place. Anthony…
Architecture can change the world – Kingshuk Datta (KD)
Kingshuk Datta once re-mastered Laurie Baker’s famous quote as: ‘I learn my architecture by watching what nature does; in any case it is always the pragmatic and laterally evolving because nature does it. They don’t even employ builders, or for that matter architects,…
Designing should be contextual and a catalyst in sensitizing good aesthetic values : Rajeev Sathe
“Besides being a response to site, climate, available resources, and brief etc., architectural and interior designing should be contextual to the culture and life style of the society and a catalyst in sensitizing good aesthetic values”, considers Rajeev Sathe. An…
The Impact of AI on the Future of Work
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the landscape of work, ushering in a new era of automation, innovation, and adaptation. With advancements in machine learning, robotics, and natural language processing, AI is poised to have a profound impact on the future…
Women lead, in Indian construction. Forget the “Despite being a woman” talk!
Santosh Parulekar, dispels myth and fires a salvo at the “despite being a woman” debate by demonstrating how women working on construction sites in India are adding much needed muscle to the industry. Absenteeism is very low compared to male…
Architecture is mostly Common Sense – Laurie Baker
Laurence Wilfred “Laurie” Baker, born on 2 March 1917 , a British by birth was a practising Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. He…
“Architecture is like music for a soul” – Architect Vipin Bakiwala
“Architecture is like music for a soul and each one should get the music he yearns for”, believes Architect Vipin Bakiwala, who completed B.Arch. from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur in 2004 and began working on his own, during the initial…
Working AWAy
Coronavirus is creating significant challenges and forcing organisations to change their ways of working rapidly. Advanced Workplace Associates will be using their scientific research, extensive global client work and over 28 years worth of non-office-based working to bring you a…
