Rising to the innate challenge of refurbishing a cultural influencer, without tampering with its rich architectural ethos, Studio SOUL is doing a commendable job at the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur. Check it out and leave us your views...
Vienna-based Ar. Alexander Diem captures eyeballs with this absolutely impressive, extraordinary villa by the lake in Western Austria - manifesting the theoretical underpinnings of his office.
Somaya & Kalappa Architects rise up to challenge of conserving heritage and meeting the demands of contemporary design at the newly opened Textile Gallery in Mumbai. Do leave us your views...
The Haussmannian masterpiece - Les Bains in Paris - is a building design that is firmly stamped by its heritage, whilst it captures the zeitgeist of 21st century Paris. Check it out here...
Zaha Hadid Architects' symbolic design of the Messner Mountain Museum is a take on 'exploring caverns and grottos' in her inimitable signature style. Check it out and tell us what you think about it…
Don't you think school buildings with built-in sustainability features serve as excellent education tools in themselves? Read about one such school in Ootacamund and leave us your views.
Attempting to understand the roots of 'timelessness' as a universal quality in architecture, Ar. Yatin Pandya cites heritage architecture examples to enlighten us on spatial concepts and their varied nuances, especially relevant in the Indian context. Check it out and leave us your views…
As a culmination of our Special issue on Designer's Personal Spaces, we stop to imbibe how soulful a personal space can be. Ar. Abin Chaudhuri's home in Kolkata fits the bill perfectly. Check out this abode, which is full to the brim with all the right heart-warming notes…
Architecture and interior design studio OHLAB restores, renovates and repurposes an almost 500-year-old building in Palma de Mallorca into a 24-room boutique hotel - all along celebrating its several layers of history…
Shanghai-based interdisciplinary architecture and design studio Neri & Hu conceives a Tea House to relocate a relic structure as an urban artefact, drawing from the historical roots of the city of Fuzhou - the exercise serves as a tribute to the distinct heritage of a place at a time when rapid new development has eroded traditional culture and identity.
Shruti Chavan from IndiaArtnDesign in conversation with artist Ashutosh Verma unravels the fine craft of paper cutting that has its roots in Braj - a religious centre at the crossroads of Mathura-Vrindavan in UP, India. That the ancient craft is today being revived in well-appointed interiors is another nod to our legacy and endorses the need for preserving our Indian heritage.
The erstwhile native craft that was once the pride of Chamba and the nation - the Rumal of Chamba - is being celebrated once again in pockets of India for its unique double-sided stitch, thanks to the efforts of the organisation #rumalsofchamba.
The Vikram Sarabhai Library at IIM-Ahmedabad - one of the best management libraries in all of Asia stands restored at the hands of Ar. Brinda Somaya and Team Somaya and Kalappa Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (SNK) wins the coveted #Award of #Distinction at the 2019 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Check out the story here…
On this Throwback Thursday, we revisit the Bhuj Textile Gallery designed by Matrika Design Collaborative depicting subtle contextual references that bring alive the embroidery traditions and the desert landscape of the region