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Sensitivity in design nurtures the spatial and sensorial experience for diverse multi-functional programs - a postulate well-researched and explained by Ar. Shailesh Veera of SPIRIT as he speaks about the role of conscientiousness in institutional design. Check it out here…

Arthur Casas Design and SysHaus design an "eco-systemic" house that comes prefabricated with built-in high energy-efficient programs, making the project truly sustainable. Check it out here

Bureau ArchPoint blends Art Deco elements with Pop Art to define this fine-dine that transforms from an all-day bistro by day, to a fine-dine with a show program by night! 

Dr. Margot Krasojevicwields her magic design wand to accomplish yet another engineering feat as she crafts a partially submerged monolithic building in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. The program is a year-round proving ground for off-road testing of new model vehicles with viewing tunnels, flooded areas, and various surface and ground gradients to test the limit of the car's engineering.

Studio Civiliti orchestrates Place Monique-Mercure - the new urban square just outside the art deco celebrated Outremont theatre in Montreal transforming a wide pavement into a meeting place for everyone, while celebrating the Outremont theatre as a major architectural landmark. This is part of the city's revitalisation program, where it is taking every opportunity to transform its neighbourhoods, widening its sidewalks, and turning street intersections into small gathering spaces or mini gardens.

What happens, when the design program embodies the core values in an institutional project? Does it make the entity itself more empowered? Or more? Check out this preschool by BFDO & 4mativ Architects and leave us your views… https://goo.gl/wZFfbB

Inspiration: Contemporary Design Methods in Architecture by Mark Mückenheim and Juliane Demel is a focused piece of writing specifically meant for academicians interested in teaching foundation or first year programs in design and architecture. Ar. Sameep Padora reviews the book…Click on the link to read more…

The design of this residential community by Ar. Zaha Hadid is very much unlike her other iconic fluid forms. Is she moving on to a new level of simplification? Check it out here and do leave us your views...

A simple block of wood and concrete transforms into a building of tremendous import… Check out the lifeguard cabin at beach Nesselande and leave us your comments…

Developing a dialogue between architectural form, geometry, sustainability and smart materials, Margot Krasojevic Architects designs a photovoltaic ice skating rink in Russia. Check it out and leave us your views...