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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…

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…

The new museum textile gallery in Kutch is designed as a contextual space devoted to the local embroidery communities. Check it and leave us your views...

The people of Detroit are taking no prisoners. Justifiable homicide in the city shot up 79 percent in 2011 from the previous year, as citizens in the long-suffering city armed themselves and took matters into their own hands. The local rate of self-defense killings now stands 2,200 percent above the national average. Residents, unable to rely on a dwindling police force to keep them safe, are fighting back against the criminal scourge on their own. And they're offering no apologies. "We got to have a little Old West up here in Detroit. That's what it's gonna take," Detroit resident Julia Brown told The Daily. The last time Brown, 73, called the Detroit police, they didn't show up until the next day. So she applied for a permit to carry a handgun and says she's prepared to use it against the young thugs who have taken over her neighborhood, burglarizing entire blocks, opening fire at will and terrorizing the elderly with impunity. "I don't intend to be one of their victims," said Brown, who has lived in Detroit since the late 1950s. "I'm planning on taking one out."

Several aspects define building design: locale, context, function, occupancy… that become significant determinants of the final architectural make-up impacting cutting-edge dynamism that is the order of the day...

Are socially engaging art installations truly an introspective means for change or do they merely serve as attention-grabbing photo-ops? Check out this one by Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. and leave us your views…

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...

Architectural studio Concrete designs #HotelAndaz at #Munich, borrowing the best of the local culture and tradition to compose a contemporary project that is as myriad as the city itself.

Manoj Patel Design Studio designs an exhibition gallery in Vadodara, Gujarat, tuning the space with a bespoke flexi-use display system that is contextually rooted in a local skillset and sustainability. Check out the story and leave us your views…

Ar. Rahul Naik uses commonly available materials and locally procured expertise to carve out a fine-dine restaurant #MysuruGonguras in #Mysuru, transforming industrial grunge to portray an upbeat aura…

Interior and branding studio Masquespacio reference #Valencia's historic #ArtNouveau movement to design a local pizzeria infused with understated style and mass appeal. Check it out here…

Prioritizing nature over built form, hillside resort DuSaiResortSpa by VITTI.sthapati follows a hybrid typology of traditional tea estate architecture and standardised concrete construction.