Life is short. Let’s build stuff that matters – Ar. Sabeena Khanna

Architect Sabeena believes in Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Simplicity is the intimate sophistication”. Architectural inspiration came to her at an early age from her father, Ar. V.N Shah, who spearheaded Haryana and Himachal Pradesh for almost 20 years as Chief Architect.…
Is Design only for the wealthy ?

It is a common notion that Design is for the wealthy and not within the reach of everybody. This is a misconception as it is equally important to get a space designed when the user is trying to cut costs. Infact…
Karyam is all about spiritually designed soulful spaces – Anupa Jangbari

“Karyam which means work and to me it means worship”, says Anupa Jangbari who is the founder of Karyam Designs. Anupa initiated her own practice in the year 2010, after gathering over 10 years of work experience. Anupa is an…
WINGS, a poem by Simran Patankar

Contributed by Simran Patankar, 1st Year Student of Architecture, Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai. If only I’d have wings to fly, I would’ve soared high up in the sky. And travelled to Paris, New York and Dubai To…
Is Cycling the new Golf?

Strangely, I wake up earlier than usual on Sundays. Sunday is a day that I look forward to, to spend time with near & dear ones and sometime with oneself. The excitement of it all ensures that I wake up…
Crowdsourcing Eyeballs @Gallopper

We have now launched Gallopper TV. This is the Indian Construction and Building Industry’s first focused YouTube channel. We have begun by putting up soul-searching interviews with a few from the sector, who are doing path-breaking work. Those featured, refrain…
Architect Rahul Kadam and his tribute to the Master, Architect Charles Correa

Architect Rahul Ajeet Kadam graduated from the BKPS college of Architecture, Pune University, India and has a Master’s degree from South Bank University, London, U.K, in Health care Planning and Design. He was a student member at Architectural Association, London,UK…
Raja Manohar , Architect turned techie

Raja Manohar is an Indian entrepreneur who runs mobile technology-driven businesses. He is the Founder and CEO of Hexolabs Interactive, a mobile value added services company offering services in emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya and Brazil. His…
Being a colour stylist, is quite simple, but not easy- Namrata Chandwani

“Open your mind to the magic of Colour” is the motto of Namrata Chandwani, a Mumbai based colour stylist who owns a colour blog, The Color Story. Namrata completed her Advance diploma in Interior Design from L. S. Raheja School…
RIP Architect Zaha Hadid

All at Gallopper are deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of renowned architect Zaha Hadid. The Premier Architect passed away at 65. Hadid was being treated for bronchitis at a hospital in Miami and died of a heart attack in…

