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The architecture industry aims to make it big this 2020 decade, with design centring on sustainability, resilience, reduction of carbon footprints and even incorporation of innovative technologies. Architects Yatin Pandya, Sanjay Prakash, Isha Anand and Mahesh Naik give us their take on a sustainable future.

Hong Kong-based @chowtaifook launches their new jewellery boutique providing customers with an interactive shopping experience. Designed by One Plus Partnership Limited, the store follows the theme of celebratory gift boxes in opulent shades of purple. Read on to know more! https://goo.gl/kuJj1z

Experience a contemporary 'smart home' donned with traditional Indian furniture that sits in beautiful harmony with a modern lifestyle. Read on to find out how Studio TAB, Mumbai, breaks down every stereotype before they begin on a project….

Matthew Mohr Studios designs 'As We Are', a public art installation that encourages visitors to address identity, gender, lifestyle and culture as they contemplate on a magnified image in their likeness, as well as on portraits of people across ethnicities and gender identities.

Ar. Alvaro Moragrega designs a home adjacent to a golf course in Zapopan, Mexico, capitalising on the panoramic views of the surrounds without compromising on the privacy of a household.

A radical reimagining of a densely urban site on Shanghai's busiest intersection sees elevated planted pedestrian walkways above the street. Will this design set a precedent as a generous catalyst for the wider environment? Leave us your views…

Father's Day is just around the corner and we all know how tough it is to pick a gift for the men in our lives. We want to surprise them, we want gigantic smiles on their faces, yet we are often confused as to what to gift our dads on special occasions like this. So if you are stuck in a rut and don't want to go for the usual perfume and wallet for your dad, here are some cool gift ideas that will make your dad super happy this Father's Day:

The Spatium Interiors designs a 700 sq. ft. boutique #Ease in #Mumbai that turns the conventional retail approach on its head! Take a sneak peek here!

Ugghhh!! Summers are not just here but dreadfully taking a toll on all of us. We humans can at least choose to decide on our recreations to drive away our summer blues. But, what about your darling pet dogs? They too might be longing for some entertaining activities but can't express. I am sure you all must be deeply in love with your fur pals and already be doing anything and everything to keep them happy and healthy. But, just imagine those glaring eyes in your locality when you take your dog for a stroll. I am sure you must have come across such people because of whom you don't feel comfortable taking your dogs to public places. Also, if you do take your dog out, the poor thing must wear a leash. Can you imagine putting your pet in the community pool? Your pet might be clean and disciplined. But other people are not so considerate.

Learning is an on-going process. And especially for children below the age of six, the environment around them is a constant facilitator. Specialist designer for children' spaces, Kajal Gaba throws light on how balance is important and over-indulgence needs to be kept at bay, while designing learning space interiors for children. Check it out here.

The most striking elements are often the ones most visually simple. Sharan Architecture + Design Studio share the details of their elegantly designed, minimal workspace with us.

Morphogenesis Lab creates an interactive installation focussed on "Architecture of Emotive Intelligence," exploring how cyber-physical adaptive spaces can respond to the user's physiological and psychological needs based on their biological and neurological data. Such data can be a potent driver of change in the way spaces can be controlled.

Design is layered. And one of its most significant layers is the nexus between urban design and anthropology. Personal Archives - a compendium 2020 by Curating for Culture aims to unveil important goings-on in different epochs and echelons of society using the mediums of graphic design and visual design among other artistic bents.

On this Throwback Thursday, we revisit the Bhuj Textile Gallery designed by Matrika Design Collaborative depicting subtle contextual references that bring alive the embroidery traditions and the desert landscape of the region

Framed by one-of-a-kind corten-steel jaali-work on an exposed concrete elevation, Dipen Gada's latest project in Vadodara is a row of six homes that orchestrate a melody of earthy materials, thoughtful passive strategies, and captivating patterns.

Conceptualised around a linear corridor with rooms abutting it on either side, this apartment in Chennai by FOAID Designs emphasises charming, effortless luxury hinged on a play of textures, hues, and patterns.

Studio Vazio S/A capitalises on the concept of urban nature, utilising non-edificant areas as green pockets that highlight the nuances of historic built forms, conveying a unique aesthetic in a one-of-a-kind Portuguese neighbourhood!

As boundaries between product display, service, and space blur to take on an experiential role, spaces engage with customers primarily on an emotional level. Translating this learning into an experience for adventure enthusiasts, studio INGROUP designs the flagship showroom for Jeep in Shanghai.

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!

Sparano + Mooney Architecture's recent home nestled in the Emigration Canyon above Salt Lake City epitomises the ancient 'wabi-sabi' philosophical tenet of Japanese aesthetic culture that embraces the imperfect, incomplete, and transient. Based on this very principle, the design here references the relationships among the mountain, vegetation, and wildlife found on the site - an expression of both, static and dynamic elements in nature.