Few people know about the existence of farming villages in the heart of India’s capital New Delhi – home to almost 20 million people. Most of these rural areas have been consigned to oblivion…
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Architecture Building Materials Community architecture Education Interviews Rural architecture Social architecture Sustainable design
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Architecture Building Materials Exhibition Sustainable design
Studio Symbiosis designs plug-and-play modular exhibition booth inspired by a series of cellular arrangement principle
India- and Germany-based multidisciplinary practice Studio Symbiosis has been acclaimed for its approach to challenge the status quo and propose solutions that address sustainability-focused issues. The award-winning firm led by co-founders, Amit Gupta and…
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Architecture Education Places of Worship
CAZA Architects designs circular drum-shaped church on tech university campus in the Philippines
In line with the socio-cultural norms of the Philippines, CAZA Architects has revealed images of a church that the firm is designing on the bustling tech innovation campus of De La Salle University in…
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Architecture Aviation Interviews Residential design
Interview: Mike Kelley on his favourite architect, building and photography equipment that he can’t travel without
Los Angeles-based architectural photographer Mike Kelley who has worked with such names as Tesla Motors and Herman Miller, and photographed projects around the world is known for extreme attention to details. He often shares…
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Installation Interviews Lighting Design
Could Dutch designer-artist Daan Roosegaarde’s technology-based solution be the ultimate answer to food wastage reduction and better crop growth?
Renowned Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, whose work sits at the confluence of art, science and design, has created a 20,000m2 artwork called GROW that highlights the beauty and significance of agriculture. GROW is part…
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Architecture Lighting Design
Formafantasma designs new lighting product for Flos with flattened industrial power cables
Amsterdam-based design studio Formafantasma, founded by Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, has designed a new lamp called the WireLine for Italian lighting company Flos. Further elaborating on some of the previous lamp ‘WireRing’ design principles, the…
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Interiors Office design
Umm Al Quwain free trade zone HQ by NIU Design Studio fuses materiality with clever spatial programming
Dubai-based NIU Design Studio has been tasked with designing the interiors of the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone headquarters, which is one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates. The client brief…