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Using a design approach that is sustainable, contextual and socially inclusive, Ar. Anand Sharma of DFI talks to Ar. Nandini Somaya Sampat of SNK about exploring a novel concept of "walking on the façade" for a new office design!

Design activist and co-creation expert, Uday Dandavate reviews the book "Happy is Up, Sad is Down" - a compilation and exploration of 65 metaphors that can be used to inspire designers.

Stripping this house - Naked - down to its bare essentials, and exploring with form, MuseLAB emphasises minimalism and nothingness whilst suffusing the space with Scandinavian charm.

Balancing intuition, emotion and exacting detail, international architecture firm, Atelier Barda redesigns a historic home in Montreal, reshaping spaces to reflect an understated, timeless, and explorative design vocabulary with the onus of the colour black. Check it out here

Johnson Chou Inc. designs this Toronto home as a 'Shadow Box', experimenting with the effect of the ephemeral quality of light and consequent flitting shadows on the built form. Check out the interesting play in the carefully orchestrated interiors here

Using the theme of flowing water, design firms, La Camaraderie and Inscape le studio create a dynamic, thematic educational space for school workshops, maximising the nexus between experiential and environmental design.

Morphogenesis Lab creates an interactive installation focussed on "Architecture of Emotive Intelligence," exploring how cyber-physical adaptive spaces can respond to the user's physiological and psychological needs based on their biological and neurological data. Such data can be a potent driver of change in the way spaces can be controlled.

Distinctive to Fran Silvestre Arquitectos' body of work, soaring white planes, stark visual geometry, and stunning minimalist explorations characterise this Ibiza abode, designed as though folding a single piece of paper.

Straddling materiality and sustainability, the Baba Marble showroom by Dipen Gada Associates is an evocative translation of brand ethos to space, and an exploration of pure architectural roots.

Designed to simulate an authentic experience of the Middle East in Valencia, Spain, @livingbakkali by Masquespacio is a carefully curated vocabulary of stylised Arabic motifs, earthy desert hues, and captivating formal exploration…

Combining a pared-back neutral palette of timeless appeal with an interplay of textures and vibrant bursts of colour, this home by Design 1st is a soft exploration of homely neutrals.

Al Borde Architects venture into historical Ecuadorian rurality to unravel vernacular details that craft this earthy abode in Conocoto, Ecuador. Blurring the boundaries between house and garden, this eco-sensitive dwelling truly defines a one-with-nature ideology.

Has AI in Architecture arrived? How is it impacting you? Our cover story focusses on the most eloquent topic of recent times - AI in Architecture. Whilst we tell you a lot about its tools and how it facilitates the practice of design, one cannot ignore the challenges that makes the adoption of AI a selectively approached resource. https://bit.ly/AI-in-Arch-IAnD We invite you to share with us your thoughts on the use of AI in your practice. The pros, cons, misgivings, positive experiences… et al. We are waiting to hear from you. Write in to us at editor@indiaartndesign.com along with an image that you have explored through AI. Please mention that AI tool used. Select responses will find their way to our social media pages taking the discussion forward. https://www.indiaartndesign.com/the-age-of-ai-a-catalyst-for-the-architectural-practice/

Studio One Plus Partnership follows their signature design principles to design yet another metaphoric, experiential ambience for a cinema hall in Wuhan. This time the design follows the theme of a bustling city.

Foreshadowing a reformed sales journey while straddling industrial functionality, the BABAMA store in Shanghai by ATMOSPHERE Architects explores avant-garde design concepts, while drawing direct inspiration from the human circulatory systems and lush nature.

8000 shimmering discs of varying diameters suspended from 650 wire cables constitute the site-specific installation by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design. Christened Binary Spectrum, the installation "explores the yin-yang relationship of tangible fabricated objects (manufacturing) with a representation of the intangible digital realm", according to architect Heather Dubbeldam.

Carter Williamson Architects designs the performance space and STEM classroom at Burwood Girls High School making a bold, colourful statement through a detailed yet simple form.

Dive into a nuanced exploration of rustic materiality at Bistro Niq in Vietnam. Designed by Mamoru Maeda, the industrial chic eatery is a masterpiece in minimal textural compositions.

Studio Motley's vision for minimal House of Canopies in Bengaluru is sure to steal hearts, replete with volumetric explorations, breathtaking material interplay and seamless indoor-outdoor connections.

Setting the stage for a range of design styles while infusing design personality in the open plan, this Vadodara abode by studio asac is a captivating exploration of space.