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Studio Archohm illustrates the potential and power of architectural reinterpretation through their striking adaptive reuse project - The Design Village institute in Noida. Check it out here..

Studio Kossmanndejong once again revives its love affair with stories at Somerset's Garden Museum, rousing a dreamy experience through tales of power, love, ecology and nature, across space and time.

Studio17 breaks the mould with Coruscate 2.0 - the project embraces experimentation and innovation while reflecting the cultural change within corporate workspaces.

A bold form that draws from the modernist style of the campus and yet fosters a fresh perspective - the Anáhuac Cultural Centre is itself a work of art by Grinberg + Topelson Architects and Broissin Interiors.

n their signature style, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos craft a minimally elegant villa, portraying a classic, formal play of space and form, of solids and voids.

Meraki Dezine designs Mahajan Imaging diagnostic centre employing the power of aesthetics to alter emotions, transforming stress into relief, uneasiness into calm…

Celebrated hospitality design firm Stonehill Taylor renovates the all-suite Conrad New York Midtown using restraint as a powerful tool to depict a seamless connection between contemporary design, curated art and space planning suited to the global traveller. Check it out here…

Envisioned as a community activity between architects Anandit Sachdev, Rupal Rathore and Vir Shah, and the Aurovillain community, the Life and Power Gardens surrounding Matrimandir, Auroville, tell a captivating story of collaborative design.

AVG Architecture En Interiors designs a home in Gurugram with conscientious flare to encourage responsible consumption habits. Check out Ar. Archana van Gils' magic using the 3Rs - Reduce-Reuse-Recycle!

Studio Crossboundariesdesigns a solar-powered motorboat with technical and sustainable integration of all amenities aimed at adaptability, minimalism and a flexible way of living.

One of the first tenets of retail design is a powerful first-look. Then comes customer engagement that can impact impulse buys. And the rest follows… Grizzo Studio tactically adopts this step-wise strategy as it designs Wolpe brand's first store, where intense colours and different textures marry organic silhouettes to weave intrigue into the shopping experience.

Beyond its role as a statutory body, the Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) Mumbai Regional Chapter fosters an ecosystem where creativity thrives through active knowledge sharing. Team IAnD visits its legacy of 25 years and its forward-thinking approach to championing the transformative power of design.

Set against Jaipur's arid desert landscape where temperatures are known to soar to 400+C, this home by AND Studio delicately balances illumination and insulation in a climate-responsive design. Natural light is both the muse and the medium here.

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.

The last twelve months saw architecture redefining the intersection of culture, sustainability, and human experience. In IAnD's Global Hop section, these three projects have grabbed the most eyeballs for their demonstration of the transformative power of thoughtful design, merging sustainability, cultural preservation, and innovative functionality. They redefine global design paradigms, setting benchmarks for future projects that aspire to balance tradition and progress. The projects are: Heineken Beverages Head Office, South Africa by Tetris Design + Build, Nanhai Art Centre, Foshan, China by MAD Architects, and Hovey Residence, Quebec, Canada by 1628 Inc.

Designed by Amina Bhatia for power couple Naveen & Shallu Jindal, this Kurukshetra home seamlessly blends culture, art, and sustainability. A transformation in just 30 days!  

Artist Reena Kallat's public art installation at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai opens to public from Mar 3, 2013 weaves powerful stories of Mumbai in the fragile form of a cobweb.

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.

More industrialized approach becomes mandatory, an approach that will reduce cost and simplify the decision making process for buyers. But as we all would agree, each city skyline is unique in itself, every building comes in with its own kind of combination of uses, systems and opportunities to be energy efficient.

You read the papers and think about the increasing levels of CO2 emissions, and shake your head at how science isn't helping us live better just yet. Everyone who is anyone seems to agree to the global press that carbon emissions need to be reduced, renewable sources of energy need to be made mainstream, and sustainability is the new cool that our melting polar caps need.