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While a striking facade does augur well for the parent firm in question, what is the impact of such non-contextual design on the neighbourhood? Check out this story and we would appreciate your viewpoints...

Jaisim Project - How important is it to be contextual in architecture? Ar. Jaisim's ongoing project is one such embodiment that calls for holistic perception of the structure per se. Read here and comment...

UN Studio's winning design for the proposed 'Theatre on the Parade' in Holland is contextually grounded with equal emphasis on the overall experience of the theatergoer and the public qualities of the project. Check it out and leave us your views...

Birmingham's new Street Station gives back to the city via its contextual, iconic form. Check it out and leave us your views…

With a proposal contextually rooted in the surrounding desert landscape, local cultural heritage, and Najdi building traditions, Snøhetta unveils the design of The Royal Diriyah Opera House, creating a new stage for future generations of performers and audiences. 

Heralding an era of conscious aviation, Ayodhya's Maharishi Valmiki International Airport designed by architect firm Sthapati materialises as a spectacular narrative of contextual sustainability, historic grounded-ness and cultural significance.

How does a contextual thematic interior work in a general modernized design scenario? Take a look at the Mountain & City interiors and leave us your comments...

The first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Stations in Cebu City, Philippines is a landmark project for a country struggling to figure out how to improve the lives of its citizens and resolve transportation challenges with limited resources. Check out the initial development and leave us your views…

Photography: Nigel Young; Hufton & Crow; Courtesy: Foster+Partners Foster & Partners incorporate ambitious environmental strategy in a new sculptural addition to the city of London... Wrapped in a grid of highly reflective cast- aluminium brise soleil, shimmering in the bright sunshine, casting intriguing chiaroscuro effects on the street side, the Walbrook office building stands tall, distinctly individualistic, yet contextually alluding to the historical fabric of its neighbourhood .

Zaha Hadid architects unveil their design for a pioneering new institute and genocide memorial in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, which will bring together a museum, research centre, graduate school, document archives and research library. Read here...