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With exhibitions of different genres bringing to light a multitude of things unbeknownst to man, the 'World of Feathers' at National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands designed by Kossman.dejong, is a playfully designed showcase of plumage from all over the world, drawing aesthetically culled parallels to influence and inform behavioural types and cultural innuendoes. Check it out here and leave us your views...

Philippe Barriere Collective uses hybrid architecture to chisel the Mahmud mosque in Tunisia as a testimony to merging the strengths of both - local artisanal strengths and Computer Aided Drawing. Check out the feature and leave us your comments…

Rehab essentials for neurologically challenged kids, the Glifo writing and drawing tools aim at giving them a second chance at life. Read here and leave us your thoughts…

The art of anger: how underground comics are inspiring the Occupy movement Posters and graphics for the Occupy movement draw their inspiration from vintage socialist art and present-day comic books

An installation at the Delhi Duty Free in the Indira Gandhi International Airport's departure terminal draws inspiration from the surging waters of the sea...

When architecture draws parallel with life's philosophies, the structure becomes a living-breathing voice bridging the 'now' with the 'then. Check out this tribute to revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and leave us your views…

One of our most innovative, popular thinkers takes on-in exhilarating style-one of our key questions: Where do good ideas come from? With Where Good Ideas Come From, Steven Johnson pairs the insight of his bestselling Everything Bad Is Good for You and the dazzling erudition of The Ghost Map and The Invention of Air to address an urgent and universal question: What sparks the flash of brilliance? How does groundbreaking innovation happen? Answering in his infectious, culturally omnivorous style, using his fluency in fields from neurobiology to popular culture, Johnson provides the complete, exciting, and encouraging story of how we generate the ideas that push our careers, our lives, our society, and our culture forward. Beginning with Charles Darwin's first encounter with the teeming ecosystem of the coral reef and drawing connections to the intellectual hyperproductivity of modern megacities and to the instant success of YouTube, Johnson shows us that the question we need to ask is, What kind of environment fosters the development of good ideas? His answers are never less than revelatory, convincing, and inspiring as Johnson identifies the seven key principles to the genesis of such ideas, and traces them across time and disciplines. Most exhilarating is Johnson's conclusion that with today's tools and environment, radical innovation is extraordinarily accessible to those who know how to cultivate it. Where Good Ideas Come From is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how to come up with tomorrow's great ideas.

Produce Workshop Pvt Ltd designs two novelty stores - Kki Sweets & The Little Dröm Store at School of the Arts (SOTA), Singapore

How do architectural details inspire the design of interiors resulting in an award winning design? Find out how a counterbalanced design can draw in customers and leave us your views…

#LacimeArchitects draw out poetry in the built form in their #iconic #design of the #GuofengLibrary in #Dalian - reportedly the most liveable city in China. Read on to know more…

Yang Liu of DL Workshop, Beijing reminiscences about a recent adaptive project, where his design draws a parallel with the ethos of Van Gogh's Starry Night. Check out the intriguing equation here

Architects Simeen and Riyaz Quraishi of Moriq Interiors craft a timeless home in Hyderabad, playing on the seamlessness of the interior-exterior equation and drawing from the traditional courtyard typology. Check it out here…

This all-white house will set you thinking. A study in white by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos draws a parallel to life as the interior of an apartment is treated like a white canvas with minimalist art. Check it out here…

In an ongoing exploration of its "People, Place, Purpose" design philosophy, Mecanoo distinctly anchors The Place in Taipei drawing inspiration from its local tea producing culture…

Tech-wizards, @carlo-ratti-associati use portable technology that employs drone formations to draw on urban facades. With this project, any façade can become a space to showcase new forms of open-source, collaborative art using real-time data. Check it out here and leave us your views…

Designed as an ideal playscape for kids, the "Book worm" is an interactive installation at CSMVS #Mumbai by Architect/Artist Nuru Karim in collaboration with Priyashri Art Gallery to primarily draw one's attention to the significance of education in a literacy-starved society.

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.

India gets its first architectural archives library. Check out the action plan here and leave us your views…