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A country house in Madrid's mountains gets a new urban retrofit as Architects Lys Villalba and Enrique Espinosa redefine the delicate relationship between the urban and rural ecologies.

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.

The National Innovation Foundation-India is an Indian government initiative to provide institutional support to grassroots green technology and to nurture innovators, who blend traditional knowledge with contemporary technology. Read more…

Genuinely articulate and appealingly #vernacular, the #SolidaridadVillageMarket by #Tjep, and #VaastukalpaArchitects in rural #Bangladesh presents a contrasting picture - an understated form that encapsulates a bustling environment within.

Women in Design 2020+ International Conference that concluded in Mumbai on Jan 10, 2020 discoursed on all aspects of design - from the importance of archiving, inclusivity in design, rural empowerment… to the Pritzker Architecture Prize, women in construction and equity of women architects

Redwall Design Studio crafts a humble and unpretentious retail experience after a village market scene to establish the Arogya Organic health food store in Bengaluru. Check it out here

Alternative design practice, Condition_Lab is known for embracing design as a creative vehicle to help people to leverage design to effect change through purpose. Here they revive interest in traditional rural Chinese architecture by crafting a playful bookhouse for children using only timbre.

An articulate medley of multi-faceted design, this Beijing abode by Tanzo Space Design juggles boundaries to balance inside and out, tradition and modernity, urban and rural, and a potpourri of materials with minimal charm

Rotterdam Roof Days collaborates with MVRDV to map the proto of a new sociocultural footprint - a rooftop walk that will create awareness about constructive utilisation of rooftops to combat the scarcity of space in cities and prevent the continued urbanisation of rural areas. With a lot of room for debate and across-the-board ideation, will this proto ignite a historic spark?

In an attempt to explore the possibility of the fusion between contemporary formal expression and vernacular material culture, HCCH Studio crafts a twisted brick shell concept library in rural Zhejiang, China.

Vietnamese architectural studio H&P Architects, through its prototypical housing model HOUSE, connects the user to the community and subsequently to the context, thereby encouraging social and urban transformation.