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Qatar Infrastructure industry needs to gear up to digitize the construction process by implementing BIM ASAP by partnering with BIM architectural service providers. Qatarian Government now carries a huge responsibility on its shoulder to not just finish the project but finish it on time and in given budget.

Working on design-impacted change is inherent to the responsibility of architecture. Check out the portable modular housing solution that People's Architecture Office proposes for China, where land is held exclusively by the government and the construction of private homes is reserved for the very wealthy.

The idea of a smart city, however, is rooted in planned urban development: the UN estimates more than 50% of the world's population to live in cities by 2050; in this light, it becomes imperative for governments and civic bodies to consider planned communities built using accessible technology, and becoming models for efficient urban administration.

BIM adoption rates are high. Governments are making BIM mandatory for construction projects; however this consciousness still has to reach up to the private sector clients. Why is there still some kind of reluctance in adopting BIM in the private sector - even as BIM has a proven track record of the numerous benefits it imparts?

Innovation and technology moves fast whereas governments have to follow those lengthy approval protocols and what not. Upon partnering with private sector technology companies, from the government's perspective, the chances of getting equipped with that technology know-how for a smart city, increases considerably. Involvement of private sector ensures that the technology used, succeeds in resolving the problems that cities face

C-CON Consultants conceive a luxurious smart home in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills, the interiors of which are governed by a neutral palette, elegant furniture pieces and plush soft furnishings.

Named Mokume after the Japanese word for 'wood grain metal', this Ahmedabad office by Arcline Architects oozes simple, modest charm with a spotlight on functionality and materiality.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government recently unveiled UNStudio's design, tentatively naming it 'Seoul Twin Eye'. The project is part of the Mayor of Seoul's vision 'Han River with a Thousand Sunsets', a vision to create a thousand spots along the Han River as public spaces for the people of Seoul. Collaborating stalwarts include Arup and Heerim Architects.

Starting today, Team IndiaArtnDesign speaks to some the best architecture and design stalwarts in the first of our series 'Nostalgia', which will have them go down memory lane to revisit momentous projects/ nuances thereof. We begin by a story full of wry humour from Ar. Gurjit Singh Matharoo of Matharoo Associates, Ahmedabad.