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Emphasizing on Vision 2021, the countrys strategy which gives top priority to happiness and welfare of UAE residents and nationals, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Employing unique contextual design strategies paired with a play of volumes and light, GAD Architecture crafts this gorgeous spa-cum-hotel in Cappadocia, Turkey. https://bit.ly/GAD-IAnD

Framed by one-of-a-kind corten-steel jaali-work on an exposed concrete elevation, Dipen Gada's latest project in Vadodara is a row of six homes that orchestrate a melody of earthy materials, thoughtful passive strategies, and captivating patterns.

With stunning textural and material interplay, striking formal exploration, and exemplary passive strategies, the Concrete House by SPAN Architects straddles many dimensions while crafting a beautiful home of personality and serenity.

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.

Photography: Nigel Young; Hufton & Crow; Courtesy: Foster+Partners Foster & Partners incorporate ambitious environmental strategy in a new sculptural addition to the city of London... Wrapped in a grid of highly reflective cast- aluminium brise soleil, shimmering in the bright sunshine, casting intriguing chiaroscuro effects on the street side, the Walbrook office building stands tall, distinctly individualistic, yet contextually alluding to the historical fabric of its neighbourhood .

The smooth, staggered launch of Heathrow's new Terminal 2 applied lessons learned from the debacle of the T5 opening. The Queen's Terminal was opened with little fanfare and a gentle ramping up of operations, a strategy that lacks PR dazzle but has proven essential to an airport under pressure to get it right.

In the wake of IAnD's #KyaBola research initiative, design strategist Manoj Kothari delves into reasons why bad road-manners happen in the first place! Check out how he applies design thinking to decode the premise…