Artificial Intelligence & Design
Gautam Tewari, an architect with over 2 decades of experience in India and internationally, co-founded SmartVizX in 2015 after having risen through the ranks as a project manager in various design and design and build firms across Asia Pacific. Their…
The Impact of Inspiring Office Environments on Cultivating Collaboration, Innovation, and Well-being
The design of office environments plays a crucial role in shaping the dynamics of collaboration, fostering innovation, and enhancing employee well-being. A shift from traditional, monotonous workspaces to inspiring environments has become a strategic imperative for organizations aiming to stay…
Understanding the Science behind Performance at Work | A 10-min talk
When organisations hire people, they are essentially hiring a network of brains. Like a network of computers, it is crucial to understand how the brain works and what can be done to keep it in a state that allows high performance. Performance…
Where were you when ‘Eureka’ happened?
Do you remember the last time the spark of an idea popped up in your head? That Eureka moment? Do you remember where you were when that happened? Chances are high that you were NOT sitting on a work desk,…
Architect Madhavi Desai, professor, writer and speaker, and most of all a committed feminist – a Trail Blazer!
“To ask how I feel about writing is to ask how I feel about architecture”, fervently exclaims Madhavi Desai, renowned architect and a passionate writer, at the advent of publishing (By Routledge, UK) the very first such book in South…
Longitudinal cities limit lateral thinking and innovation : A hypothesis
Back in the nineties, I used to commute between my workplace at Churchgate in the southern tip of Mumbai and my home at Andheri West, far north of it, on a daily basis. Work started at 9 am. At 8.45…
