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Architecture and fashion have a long standing relationship; but actually incorporating the textile weave in a building façade is another thing. SPARK's 'pleated' and 'woven' façade for the award-winning mixed-use development Jing Mian Xin Cheng in Beijing demonstrates that depth of experience need not be forgotten despite the speed of the central city's expansion. 'Pleats' of perforated aluminium sheeting and a 'weave' of rippling windows resolve a variety of practical issues, while referencing a textile market that formerly operated on the site. Check it out here…

Design Forum Internationalconceptualises Eye of Noida (EoN), a mixed-use development project, the first phase of which is scheduled for completion in 2025. It is designed using a sensorial spatial experience in a multipurpose footprint, setting a new benchmark in workplace design. 

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

Inspiration can be found anywhere, amidst anything, literally! Check out this flower-inspired built form and leave us your views…

The upcoming CMA Tower in Riyadh is said to be tallest hi-tech tower in the world and will host the CMA headquarters, the government organization responsible for regulating Saudi Arabia's capital markets. Check it out…

UNStudio invites change with their design for the Brainport Smart District in Netherland, proposing a flexible, collaborative model that integrates urban, nature and agriculture. Check out the story here…

The design of this residential community by Ar. Zaha Hadid is very much unlike her other iconic fluid forms. Is she moving on to a new level of simplification? Check it out here and do leave us your views...

MVRDV designs a new landmark for #Taipei a la #NewYork's #TimesSquare. The twin towers' vibrant #façade appears like a real-life #game of #building #blocks. Check out the story here…

As Mumbai's new international cruise terminal starts to take shape, IAnD looks at its iconic design, conceptualised by Planet 3 Studios, inspired by lashing waves and ship sails..

UNStudio and Strelka KB designs the first ever cross border #Blagoveshchensk Cable Car Terminal as an expression of the historic connection between two cities of Blagoveshchensk in Russia and Heihe in China. Check it out here…

Foster +Partners unveil their environmental design for the #LusailTowers in #Qatar - the integrated design approach targeted at speed tracking the huge project to completion by 2022.

. Mayer H and Partner conceptualise a block of six contiguous buildings that emerge into a playful, green landscape, creating a continuous and at the same time differentiated interior. This spatial constellation enables the formation of a balanced social resident structure, which in case of change in personal circumstances, allows people to change the apartment within the project, whilst staying within familiar surrounds.