Building and landscape architect, Ajay Suryawanshi, shares his valuable insights on developing and maintaining landscaped areas during the monsoons. Check it out here...
Designed to coexist harmoniously with the environment, Dar El Farina is a linear rural house following the two lines of the mesref and the khetara. The house not only divides the land into two radically different landscapes, but transforms it, creating a dialogue between untouched desert and thriving greenery. Designed by Leopold Banchini Architects, this rural home reimagines the ancient relationship between architecture and water, a vital resource for survival in an arid landscape.
MAD Architects unveil the design for the Nanhai Art Centre in Foshan, China. Resembling a continuous wave of water, with three main buildings looming underneath the floating sun canopy, this biomorphic building will be developed as the new public gateway on the waterfront, harmonising social, creative, and natural attributes.
Lijo.Reny.Architects designs a contextual home in tropical Kerala, where site conditions foster courtyards, landscape pockets, and biophilic features to effortlessly integrate with the built form, transforming the act of dwelling into a holistic experience of well-being.
MAD architects carve out a canyon-like structure running through the façade of a building in Denver, creating an immersive, natural experience, merging indoor and outdoor spaces and blurring the boundaries between nature and architecture.
Ma Yansong of MAD Architects blends nature and history with modernity and technological advancements in the newly designed ZGC International Innovation Center in Beijing.
Amid the rolling grasslands and acacia-dotted plains of the Serengeti, emerges a creative architectural endeavour. Inspired by the harmony of the Savannah, this sensitively orchestrated project integrates architecture into the ecosystem with giraffes-majestic icons of the African wilderness-as its focal users. Designed by Zoo Architects, the project redefines architecture by merging human ingenuity with ecological responsibility. It celebrates the giraffe's world while preserving the delicate balance of one of Earth's most iconic landscapes.
Amid the characteristic lacklustre of industrial zones, the Sidera building designed by Tisselli Studio Architects stands as a beacon of design ingenuity. With its dynamic façade, sustainable approach, and innovative use of materials, this architectural marvel transforms functionality into an art form. Discover how architecture redefines identity.
Seamlessly merging architecture with cultural heritage, environmental sensitivity, and structural ingenuity, the Greater Bay Area Sports Centre in Guangzhou's Nansha District is poised to redefine sports infrastructure. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the sports centre is now in its final stages of interior finishing and landscaping. Its completion is planned for June in preparation for the China National Games in November 2025.
A consortium of three Singapore-based professionals - JL Architects, LST Architects and Spatial Anatomy Interior Designers crafts a four-level home on unusual terrain incorporating gardens at each level and plugging sustainability features in a manner that makes the abode amazingly inviting and enjoyable!
Sanjay Puri Architects optimise space and achieve a signature built form by designing a linear office with a central courtyard, mitigating the perennially hot weather conditions in Raipur Chhattisgarh, India.
Architect, artist, and landscape designer, Ankon Mitra shares how he rediscovers love and meaning in everyday work, when his creative juices seem dried out or bottle-necked…
Chinese architect Liu Jaikun wins the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is known for methodology-driven design philosophy focussing on contextual adaptation rather than imposing a signature aesthetic. The jury commended Liu for "affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens" and for his ability to create communal spaces in dense urban landscapes. Team IAnD congratulates Ar. Liu for this enormous achievement.
Spaces Architects@ka evokes the spirit of the #MughalGardens in #OldDelhi with their #HeritagePark, its architectural articulation rich in #vernacular materials and #landscape elements. Check out the proposal here…
Jennifer Turner Landscape Architect designs the Whitby Garden in Ontario contrasting its rectilinear geometry with the looseness of the planting - the two elements playing off each other to create a balance.
Zaha Hadid Architects unveil their environmentally conscious master plan for the fast-developing Aljada Central Hub in Sharjah. Check out the proposal that conceptualises the moment a water droplet strikes the earth's surface, captured in an array of elliptical buildings…
Sanjay Puri Architects design luxury apartments in #Surat focussing on #lowcarbon footprint and #self-sufficiency as highlights of the architectural vision. Check it out here…
Schneider+Schumacher architects vivify the landscape outside an office complex in Frankfurt by using installation art at the intersection of urban design and architecture. Check out the larger-than-life organic ribbon that is a show-stopper!