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Vistaar Associates in collaboration with Inspiration Architects chisel an immersive experience, awakening the cultural wealth of Kodungallur, a legendary trade hub on the Malabar Coast, in the refurbishing exercise of the Vedic Village Resort. The design choices realign the relics of the ancient town's maritime legacy and culture, echoing the essence of Muziris while accommodating the comforts of modernity. 

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.

Has AI in Architecture arrived? How is it impacting you? Our cover story focusses on the most eloquent topic of recent times - AI in Architecture. Whilst we tell you a lot about its tools and how it facilitates the practice of design, one cannot ignore the challenges that makes the adoption of AI a selectively approached resource. https://bit.ly/AI-in-Arch-IAnD We invite you to share with us your thoughts on the use of AI in your practice. The pros, cons, misgivings, positive experiences… et al. We are waiting to hear from you. Write in to us at editor@indiaartndesign.com along with an image that you have explored through AI. Please mention that AI tool used. Select responses will find their way to our social media pages taking the discussion forward. https://www.indiaartndesign.com/the-age-of-ai-a-catalyst-for-the-architectural-practice/

All the Marvel lovers out there! We have got good news for you. Avengers: Endgame, the latest blockbuster from the Marvel franchise has broken the box office records by earning a whopping $1.2 billion at the global level in its opening weekend. This is the 8th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has crossed the mark of a billion dollar and is the fastest any movie has earned ever so far.

From tracking Polar bears, Arctic fox, and ringed seal to swimming with sea lions, penguins, whales and seals in the Sea of Cortez, the world is full of incredible wildlife adventures that you need to experience at least once. If you are a sucker for animals, you won't want to miss these unforgettable wildlife vacations. The wonders of nature are spread in the forms of forests, waterfalls, flowering pastures, mountains, rivers and valleys. When wild life enters the beautiful nature, it attracts travelers from far and near. The natural spectrum of wild lands always encourages people to travel the scenic lands. In this way, tourists explore the way to enjoy life from a different angle.

Located in the breathtaking Pamohi area of Guwahati, Akshar is a very unique school which takes just plastic waste when it comes to its fees! Yes, you read that right. This eco-friendly school lets the little kids connect with the Mother Nature in a thoughtful and amazing way. Parmita Sarma, the co-founder of the school stated "We wanted to start a free school for all, but stumbled upon this idea after we realized a larger social and ecological problem brewing in this area. I still remember how our classrooms would be filled with toxic fumes every time someone in the nearby areas would burn plastics. Here it was a norm to burn waste plastic to keep warm. We wanted to change that and so started to encourage our students to bring their plastic waste as school fees". The school is a brainchild of Parmita and Mazin Mukhtar and they together founded the school in the month of June 2016.

In our East Berlin article of Colonial Days, we show a picture of a man using a shaving horse to trim cedar shakes. We also show the use of a shaving horse in our cooper article. Jack the Cooper came up with his own plans to build the shaving horse he uses. There are two traditional styles of shaving horses, the English bodgeris bench and the Continental schnitzelbank or dumbhead. There is pictorial evidence of the dumbhead being used in the 15th and 16th centuries, although the English style does not show up until the late 19th century.

CLOU Architects play on the magic of the unexpected and the uncanny, the disregarded and the unconventional to create a community space in the heart of the Vanke Future City mall in Qingdao, China. The vivacious 'red' space hopes to meteor the success of this new retail destination.

The exuberance of the characters from the film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, inspire the ethos of this home in Noida… curated with the whispers of rich cultural tapestries in every corner. Conscientiously crafted to marry the grandeur of Bengal with the tropical allure of Kerala, with dollops of different cultural and regional nuances in between, The Concreate Story designs this ode to heritage in a modern embrace spanning 2800- square-feet.

In our previous Foursquare Garden article we posted in Signs of the Times, we discussed the length of the garden the Pennsylvania Germans designed as being sixty-six feet long. This was because the length of an eighteenth century fence panel or rail was eleven feet. There is also an important invention designed in England that helped to shape the layout of our nation. The Gunter's chain played a primary role in mapping out America in for three hundred years beginning in the 1600's.

Kylie Jenner just took showering love on her beloved's birthday to an altogether different level by gifting a shining new Lamborghini to Travis Scott on his 28th birthday. She started celebrating Scott's birthday five days prior to the actual birth date that is the 30th of April. Jenner saved the best gift, the silver Lamborghini worth $280K for the last and took him by surprise with the stellar birthday present. Scott, the father of Jenner's one year old daughter Stormi Webster, took to his Instagram stories for flaunting the sparkly new car with a huge red bow resting on its hood. With hearts and smiling emojis, Scott wrote, "Wifey you go in every time". Travis too is no less than Jenner. Last year, he gifted Kellie a gorgeous white Rolls Royce on her 21st birthday.

We all know the hassles that come with making preparations for a holiday. However, the most difficult thing is getting a visa for the destination we intend to visit. Going for a vacation outside India isn't just about packing your bags or choosing an exotic destination location, it is a rather long drawn affair and there is a lot of planning to do. The most important of them all is the procurement and management of visas to enter the country you plan to visit. To get that to happen, an interview at the respective consulate is imperative and despite hours of documentation, there is always the downright fatal chance of your visa being rejected. In order to solve this dreaded happening situation, how about visiting places that provide on arrival visa for Indian citizens? Sounds good, right? So here are 10 countries that offer visa on arrival for us, Indians:

HBO's latest offering 'Chernobyl'has grabbed a lot of attention in the last few days since it was released. This mini-series, co-starring Jared Harris, Emily Watson and StellanSkarsgard, is a very grave picturization of one of the worst human disasters in modern history. Written by Craig Mazin (of "The Hangover" Parts II and III fame) and directed by Johan Renck, this five-episode series brings back to life the tragic event of 1986 in erstwhile USSR and does not shy away from showing the horrors committed during that time. It gives the audience a glimpse of the events before, during and after the nuclear explosion, ill effects of which can be seen in Europe till date.

In conversation with the recipient of the recent Red Dot design award, a master of narrative-driven creations, whose design philosophy is firmly entrenched in the belief that the user's journey is the bedrock of every design endeavour. Meet Siddharth Bathla, co-founder of Design Factory India as the "Architect of the Month" at India Art n Design(dot)com

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.

Dense cities give rise to high rise structures, where the end user rarely feels the warmth of the sun or gets an uninterrupted view of the sky. In a city like Hongkong, providing a rooftop clubhouse is not just ingenious, but also the need of the hour. Explore this residential clubhouse designed by Concrete Architectural Associates in the heart of Mongkok and tell us what you think..

Extending a warm invite to participate in an elite think-tank-in-the-making called PIN Board. Participation calls for cross-disciplinary thought and problem-solution statements to address both - existing and foreseeable issues of the office of the future. As an integral part of the office ecosystem, each of us is in one way or the other impacted by this subject today. Check out details for participation in today's trending feature at IndiaArtnDesign and submit your proposal for the PIN Board.

The architecture of a place is a decisive factor in lending the space longevity Considering this obvious fact, it becomes worth one's while to explore the role of architectural design in creating healthcare facilities that comply with the needs of the present and adapt to those of the future.

Watch what's left of a once distinguished architectural legacy be destroyed because our city is run by idiots. Consider this quote: ""Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," Alderman Matlak said. "A lot of people don't want 19th-century buildings.I grew up in a frame house. My bedroom was 8 by 8. People don't want that now." Then - here's a wild idea. Maybe they might try moving into one of the neighborhoods that isn't historic? Which, in Chicago, is almost all of them, now? Speaking as somebody who lives in Chicago, I can report that the difference of opinion between the developers and the preservationists on this is not an honest one; the rate of demolition has not been exaggerated one bit..

Dubai is all set to get a new architectural icon and architects Hermann Kamte & Associates intend to break the record for the largest iconic leisure park in the world, the tallest water slider, and the largest man-made waterfall building… Check out the just-unveiled designs of the proposed building…