In this issue

This issue highlights the larger responsibility of the architects towards our planet. There's a common thread that unites all the projects in this issue -- the fact that the architect and the architecture are responsible towards the climate. The future of architecture is climate responsive design.

RAHUL MEHROTRA: BLURRING BINARIES AND DESIGNING TRANSITIONS

Architect, urban planner, conservationist and educator, Rahul Mehrotra talks about his phenomenally diverse practice and the role of an architect in shaping this world.

10+ mins

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Can innovative materials and new construction techniques curb pollution? The answer is a resounding yes!

2 mins

A WALK IN AN URBAN FOREST

Project: Malabar Hill Forest Trail, Mumbai; Architects: IMK Architects, Mumbai The Malabar Hill Forest Trail creates an elevated wooden walkway for people to experience the 12-acre Malabar Hill Forest, one of the last remaining natural ecosystems in Mumbai

4 mins

AN EXPERIMENTAL SYMPHONY IN BAMBOO

Project: Guha, Jakarta; Architects: RAW Architecture, Jakarta The Guha project in Jakarta developed by RAW Architecture draws on the application of bamboo and inclusion of conventional spaces within a residence

4 mins

TOWARDS A GREEN FUTURE

Project: People’s Tower; Architects: Nudes The concept-design proposal for the observatory tower designed by NUDES focuses on the integration of ‘nature’, ‘technology’ and ‘community participation’.

2 mins

ECO-FRIENDLY EDIFICE

Project: House Under Shadows, Karnal, Haryana; Architects: Zero Energy Design Lab The project designed by Zero Energy Design Lab is an integrated double-family residence that exhibits a nature-inspired, near-net-zero design that reformulates the idea of ‘India-Modern’ and enables sustainable living.

6 mins

In Conversation with DR JÜRGEN MORHARD

Dr Jürgen Morhard, Consul General, Federal Republic of Germany, Mumbai talks about the synergy between German and Indian design sensibilities.

3 mins

ARCHITECTURE IN CONVERSATION WITH NATURE

Travelling through Switzerland gives Sourabh Gupta of Studio Archohm an insight into the simplicity and balance of Swisstecture

3 mins

THE BALANCING ACT OF CONSCIOUS DESIGN STRATEGIES

The aim of climate-responsive architecture is not only to design in accordance to the climate of a site, but also to make those designs environmentally-conscious

5 mins

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New launches, designs we love, and everything in between

4 mins

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