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Designed by Melbourne Design Studio, this 10-star energy rated 'green' house in Australia emits energy positive vibes, where it generates more energy than it uses - making it the best residential design for 2012.

The best thing to start with is building performance simulation. It can help Architects run multiple simulations with various materials and physical positioning as to how a building would function under different situations. This kind of choices made at very initial stage of deign can help converse the energy later on.

The need of the hour is to change the old mindset of "profit, the more the better"-which is both sub-optimal for corporate long-term survival and sometimes almost criminally narrow. Corporate "social responsibility," sustainability, and a lot more, can lead a corporation to a more positive mindset. Leadership and cultural adjustments with omnipresent advantages will also play a major role.

While company-related imagery has a positive impact on clientele, how does it affect the employees? Check out this beautifully illustrated office and let us have your views

Strategically positioning art, colour and distinctive ambience, Hiren Patel Architects design a timeless bungalow in Ahmedabad.

Moesgaard Museum Denmark wins Civic Trust Award 2015 for demonstrating excellence in architecture and making a positive social, cultural, environmental and economic impact on the local community. Check it out here...

Does an iconic form lend a special social status to a cultural centre, positioning it differently in the public eye? Check out this new design for the summer theatre in Poland and leave us your views…

Ace restaurant designer, Sumessh Menon uses hues of ochre to epitomise the indispensable ingredient of Indian cuisine at fine-dine Talli Turmeric, Mumbai. Literally translating to "intoxicating" turmeric, the interiors are a refreshing take on the similar-positioned restaurants today. Check it out here…

Ar. Margot Krasojević is working on the third project in the trilogy of 'sustainable architecture by harnessing tidal energy' by designing a hotel in China that lies partially submerged in the water and can produce clean reusable energy. Check it out here…

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/

Award-winning international design studio CLOU design their new Beijing office following their signature material palette and their philosophy of spaces influencing the environs and the inhabitants positively.

BIM offers coordination tools that let architects, structural and MEP engineers deal with a venture all the more viably. For instance, by working with the same model as a base, MEP specialists can format their frameworks around the structural model, enhancing coordination. A standout amongst the most valuable instruments accessible is clash detection, which is an incredible approach to diminish blunders via naturally checkingcollisions or interferences between the structural system and the ducts and plumbing systems.

Ar. Hafeez Contractor - a trailblazer in the Indian architectural scenario, reiterates his strength of conviction and forbearance, as he shares a few pearls of advice, provoking thought for the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Chief Designer, Tata Elxsi, Mr. Narendra Ghate deliberates on how re-evaluation of our lifestyles is going to be an inherent outcome of the Covid-19 phase. He prods us to look within…

President, Association of Designers of India, Hemant Suthar, shares various tips to turn the lockdown challenge into an opportunity. This is the time, he stresses, to transit from textbook proverbs to real life implementation…

Architects Anjali and Kiran Kalamdani from Kimaya Associates talk about their various creative pursuits and how momentous family bonding can combat stressful times.

Founder and Principal Architect, Jaisim - Fountainhead, Prof. Jaisim Krishna Rao considers these unprecedented times to be a prelude to the onset of a new revolution - in the centre of which will be the profession of architecture. With this concluding episode of our mini web series, Dhara, let us all look forward to brighter tomorrows with renewed hope, optimism, and resurgence of inner strength.