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Photographs: Courtesy Olson Kundig Architects Ar. Jim Olson's residential dwelling in a Californian hillside exudes his archetypal communiqué with site and surrounding, climate and culture... "Peacefulness and harmony are radical in today's world because they have become so rare. I want to bring harmony and love of nature back as an everyday experience."

Photography: Courtesy Z Z Architects "Spaces that inspire rather than soothe" is the operating mantra as corporate India gears up to compete on the global platform feels Ar. Krupa Zubin. Mumbai-based architectural and interior design practice, ZZ Architects' Ar.

By Jharna Shahani Photography: courtesy the designers Dining at the Chor Bizzare chain of restaurants is a first-hand experience at pleasuring your senses - both visual and gustatory. 'Bizarre' - that's what we call something that is unusual or mystifying; and appropriate it is, in the case of 'Chor Bizarre' - chain of restaurants spread across India with an outlet in London.

Inherent respect for our heritage can only enhance contemporary lifestyle. Agree? Read about the recent refurbishment in Grade I St. Pancras and leave us your views...Click on the link to read more>>

By Pari Syal Photography: Courtesy Dwar Eco Design Who says that chic is synonymous with glamour? Who says that a modern lifestyle cannot co-exist with the earthy scent of our roots? Who says that reuse and recycle is mundane?

Being an architect with a natural affinity for art and nature, I have generally always followed my instinctual responses to a space and its surroundings. I find great inspiration from nature and art. I see the landscape, architecture, interiors, and art as one integrated design statement.

By Pari Syal Photography: Courtesy Eram Scientific E-Toilet christened "Delight" is India's technological answer to public sanitation ensuring cleanliness, sustainability and efficient maintenance. Scarcity of toilets has not been the crippling issue in our country; it is the lack of maintenance of existing facilities that is the key problem tarnishing the public sanitation system and making it unfit for use.

Photography: Courtesy Saket Sethi Mumbai based architect Saket Sethi chisels out a metaphor for the Aditya Birla company, creating for them, their first world class R&D campus to spearhead a new generation of products and research...

Photography: Courtesy F.S.N.D Architects Reinstating the role of design as an influential tool - in the look, feel and mood of a space, F.S.N.D. Architects brandish it to carve a stylish home with a view...

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in Wake County, North Carolina, US, has had its modernised Terminal 1 opened, marking the end of several development projects at the facility over a 20-year period.

Three of the ten biggest power stations in China are hydro-based, including the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, while the other seven are coal-fired. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest Chinese power stations based on installed capacity. The Three Gorges power station located in Yichang in Hubei province is by far the world's biggest power generation facility.

Izmir Adnan Menderes International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in the country, serves Izmir, an important seaside metropolis of Turkey.

Oslo Airport's Terminal 2, also known as Central Building 2, in Norway, will increase the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 28 million travellers a year. The project was conceptualised in 2007, construction works are 50% completed as of mid-2014 and the new terminal is scheduled to open in April 2017.

Is it becoming more and more difficult for us to remain rooted to basics, as we're progressing, as a society? Is cutting down on frills, a near impossibility? Share your views with us.

in this site, many under the ground jewel to find, and there is the links page, for full features useful for architects practices... grab in ...

explore those links to create the same in our countries ... tools are to be shared, ways of acting is to be human

to be seen coz of high researches...

this is the site of Mitchell Joachim, PHd at MiT ... netx has very good intuitions and plays far with formal designs...Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a nonprofit organization and philanthropic design collaborative that integrates ecological principles in the urban environment. The group views ecology in design as not only a philosophy that inspires visions of sustainability and social justice but also a focused scientific endeavor. The mission is to ascertain the consequences of fitting a project within our natural world setting. Solutions range from; green master planning, urban self-sufficiency infrastructures, community development activities, climatic tall buildings, performative material technologies, and smart mobility vehicles for cities. These design iterations seek an activated ecology both as a progressive symbol and an evolved artifact. Terreform is a winner of the Infiniti Design Excellence Award - History Channel City of the Future competition.

a little sum up of some materials .. and present projects ...

de la brique geopolymère... même caractéristique que brique ordinaire (cuite à 1000C°) à la température de 450C° !!! ce brevet est dans le domaine public et nous devons le faire avancer ...

la brique LTGS consomme en moyenne huit fois moins d'énergie pour une résistance équivalente. Contrairement à une briqueterie traditionnelle, elle nécessite moins d'équipements et est moins chère à produire. Une briqueterie traditionnelle doit avoir une certaine taille avant d'être rentable, alors que la brique LTGS peut être produite par des petites briqueteries de village ou de petite ville avec moins d'équipements et de charges financiaires.

Six of the ten biggest power stations in the US are fossil-fuelled, while the other four, including the two biggest Grand Coulee and Palo Verde, are hydro -and nuclear-powered. Power-technology.com profiles the ten biggest power stations in the US based on installed capacity.