In this issue

The November Issue covers
IN CONVERSATION
Patrik Schumacher, Zaha Hadid Architects
ARCHITECTURE
Salerno Maritime Terminal, Zaha Hadid Architects
Retreat in the Sahyadris, Khosla Associates
INTERIORS
The Bengal Rowing Club, Ayan Sen Architects
Urban Designers and planners
World Resources Institute, Biome Environmental Solutions
The Matt House, Studio Course
RESILIENCE
Building resilience, essay, Architect Abin Chaudhuri

Wipro Lighting wins India LED Lighting Visionary Innovation Leadership Award 2017

Wipro Lighting, part of Wipro Enterprises (P) Limited and a leading player in lighting in India, has received the “India LED Lighting Visionary Innovation Leadership” Award at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan India Best Practices Awards. The ceremony was held in Mumbai recently.

1 min

Upholding Legacy In Radical Times

It is quite ironic that the successor of one of the most prominent architecture firms the world is someone we have hardly heard anything about. And what little information that has been circulating is most likely criticism, or curiosity. Setting the record straight, we speak to Patrik Schumacher, the new principal of Zaha Hadid Architects about his vision for not just the firm’s future but also the architectural discipline on the whole. In what can only be termed classic ‘Schumacherism’, he minces no words in this interview as he speaks about his misinterpreted, controversy-ridden manifesto, the idea of starchitecture, the role of critics in the architectural discourse, and parametricism – an approach that relies on data and digital algorithms to formulate design responses to environmental parameters, which he sees as the dominant, single style for contemporary avant-garde practice.

5 mins

Restrained Strokes Of An Artist's Brush

At the mention of a Zaha Hadid-designed building, the most obvious imagery that comes to mind is larger-than-life, dramatic structures in a seemingly gravity-defying stance. In contrast, the calculated grandeur of the new Salerno Maritime Terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) exemplifies how classic elements we associate with ZHA’s past works continue to inform and inspire the design approach, while creating a structure that does not feel the need to restrict itself within these parameters. 

4 mins

Back To Basics Retreat In The Sahyadris

To do justice to an impeccable precinct, Khosla Associates craft inconspicuous architecture that curtails creation and shelter to its minimal basics.

4 mins

Contextual Revitalization And Sustainable Place-Making

The Bengal Rowing ClubArchitect’s Note: The objective was to improve the quality of club life and the cultural legacy of the institution and to increase the footfall of young people by achieving a contemporary look while still preserving a sensorial and contextual meaning.

4 mins

Minimalism In The Indian House The Matt House

A house with a single philosophy in design, select natural materials and functional aesthetics. 

2 mins

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