Month: June 2024

The Spanish city of Barcelona, one of Europe’s top tourist destinations, has announced a plan to ban apartment rentals to tourists by November 2028. The move, announced by Mayor Jaume Collboni, aims to alleviate the long-standing housing crisis, lower prices for residents, improve livability, and increase the city’s affordable housing stock. Over the past 10 years, the rise in short-term rentals has driven rents up by 68%, and the cost of buying a house by 38%, contributing significantly to a cost-of-living crisis.

This facility, “The Learning Architecture for Learners,” was constructed as a project of the Educational Incubation Center’s Explayground,’ which promotes collaborative efforts between industry, government, and academia at Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan.

This facility, “The Learning Architecture for Learners,” was constructed as a project of the Educational Incubation Center’s Explayground,’ which promotes collaborative efforts between industry, government, and academia at Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan.

Dew House is a country home that embraces the elements and heightens the senses of nature. Designed as a modern country house situated in the city of Ubon Ratchathani. The layout follows a standard courtyard house with some extra twists. The house is designed to bring the residents closer to natural elements and, in the process, bring the family closer to each other. The design sentiments hark back to the traditional Thai countryside homes, a sense of place they intimately capture by engaging with the senses of look, feel, smell, and sound. The notion of a standard inward-looking courtyard house denies the architecture and its owner of any relationship with the surrounding context. This house seeks to connect itself not only on a social level with neighbors but also on a fundamental level of connecting with the natural elements.

Context/Location – Bangalore in Southern India is thriving with micro campuses from several universities. Among them is the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), an 80-acre campus on the city’s outskirts. The campus is planned for over 12000 students from varied technology, art & sciences fields. A legacy of more than 60 years, MAHE is synonymous with excellence in education. Nestled in the core of this campus, MARC (Auditorium & Food Court) emanates from its role as the central focal point of the bustling academic hub. The building caters to the diverse and growing campus needs and is designed to support multiple activities and thrive in its setting.