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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 […]

Bird’s nest stadium, Beijing

Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium also known as the Bird’s Nest is a stadium in Beijing. Beijing National Stadium, located at the south of the centerpiece Olympic Green, is a stunning landmark building […]

What is Design Thinking ?

Design Thinking is a proven and repeatable problem-solving methodology that any business or profession can employ to achieve extraordinary results. The process of design is very important and any profession […]

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature - Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waters

Falling Water or Kaufmann Residence is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in western Pennsylvania, 69 km southeast of Pittsburgh. The home was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill […]

The sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building - Louis Kahn

This is an article of a series on the masters of Architecture. Louis Kahn was born in Pärnu, Estonia, on February 20, 1901. His family immigrated to the United States […]

Walkie Talkie Building in London

The Walkie Talkie is a large skyscraper in the city of London. The official name of the building is 20 Fenchurch Street, but the nickname has become so popular that […]

“Future of Facilities Management” - FM Xchange, Development2020

Nimitt Karia and Tanvi Karia, Founders of ‘Development2020’, a multi disciplinary development and project management firm, with prime emphasis on the building industry, have recently released a White Paper on […]

Is Gaudi too Gaudy?

Contributed by Priyal Kotian, 1st Year Student of Architecture, Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai. The first polite word that comes to mind when you see an Antoni […]

Simple ways of designing/operating a GREEN Workplace

Workplaces use large amounts of electricity, paper, water, plastic and other resources and organizations spend an incredible amount of money on them. Healthy and efficient workplaces save money for an […]

What does the client have that designers often overlook?

The answer is of course Financial Freedom. Architects and Interior Designers build beautiful homes for clients; even better looking hotels and resorts. Often it turns out that the designer overlooks profitability […]

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