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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/

Bureau Fraai crafts an adaptive reuse project by designing a psychological practice with a 'labyrinth' pattern floor in a monumental chapel in the city centre of Amsterdam. The playful labyrinth flooring gives the central open space a human scale and a unique identity, its circular, green-coloured carpet tiles, averring to the treatments the practice offers helping people to 'find their way back'.

Something that the hospitality industry in the Middle East could actively consider for the new developments being planned is to implement measures to build green and save on costs and increase their profitability margins.

Award-winning architecture practice, Space Dynamix' most recent project sensitively delivers on the client's signature of promise. Read on to know more here...

The BIM Implementation approach is beneficial in Qatar construction industry in two ways. International consultants got the opportunity to incorporate BIM into their practice, whereas the onshore consultants who were struggling or were hesitant to adopt BIM have started benefiting by the experience and insight of these offshore BIM consultants or BIM service providers.

Laser scanning is getting ever so popular in the building design and construction industry, especially for large scale expansion, renovation, building restoration and retrofitting projects. In addition to these, using Scan to BIM to upgrade a facility into a sustainable high performance building is also gaining pace.

BIM can contribute in bringing transparency between all stakeholders. The root of BIM is "the single source of truth", and the industry recognizes that information transparency is more than important, than ever. But the truth is that it's a collective practice, where stakeholders look at it in their own commercial interest.

What does it take to brand a practice? Check out the powerful thought process that has endorsed Balmond Studio architecture, art and design!

With developments in technology which support BIM workflows better than before, there are examples of ground-breaking projects in construction and infrastructure which have optimized energy use using efficient and reliable energy analyses using real building data - the most remarkable in recent times is the Shanghai Tower.

There is a wealth of meaning and strong postulates in the study of the ancient Indian practices. Greg Shand Architects use just one -the step wells - to contextually design the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore. Check it out and leave us your views...

Need a home? Have limited resources? Here's Vietnam's architectural practice a21studio's solution to a warm and enjoyable home in the lap of nature…

Just how important is wood in our ever-changing attitudes and practices in designing interiors? IAnD finds out...

Interior Architect, Eda-Tahmaz of EDDA Architecture breathes corporate culture into a shipping office rejuvenating the mundane task of cargo clearances. Check out the feature here and leave us your views…

The change lies in how effectively we use the energy. Globally respected green building agencies such as LEED, ESTIDAMA, BREEAM, and Green Star, give out credits and ratings based on the energy efficiency of a building's design and its post-construction performance.

The change lies in how effectively we use the energy. Globally respected green building agencies such as LEED, ESTIDAMA, BREEAM, and Green Star, give out credits and ratings based on the energy efficiency of a building's design and its post-construction performance.

Foster+Partners' design for the Sharjah House of Wisdom marries conventional architectural practice with innovation and technology.

CAUKIN Studio's #HiveMind installation is an architecture students' initiative that in the macro perspective adds to the hands-on learning curve of the pragmatics of architectural practice. Check it out here…

Ippolito Fleitz Group designs a colourful, progressive office for a paint manufacturer - staying true to a highly efficient working practices amidst a very tangible company identity.

Zaha Hadid Architects articulates iconic progressive workplace architecture in the firm's signature style without compromising on sustainable practices.

A mixed-use building fashioned on the lines of the bazaar typology designed by RVAD Architecture Studio - a young practice in Tehran, Iran, wins the Editor's Choice Accolade for the year 2021 at India Art n Design

Effective space organization, judicious colour choices, and a welcoming human scale make this house thoughtfully designed for practical use while the modern interior captivates the senses through a rich tapestry of textures and diverse materials, providing a haven for rest and revitalization.