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Towering red beams shade walkways of Rajasthan School in India

May 5, 2020 India Block 0

The Rajasthan School by Sanjay Puri Architects

Deep red walls and walkways shade the primary-coloured interiors of this school in Rajasthan, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects. Set over three stories, the Rajasthan School has been equipped to deal with the desert climate. With temperatures hovering above 35 degrees Celsius for most of the year, shade and natural ventilation are a key part

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White concrete house by Matra Architects perches above lake in Udaipur

April 4, 2020 India Block 0

Matra Architects has used precast slabs of textured white concrete to clad a house formed of three interconnected pavilions set high above a lake in Udaipur, India. Named K Residence, the house is perched nine metres above Fateh Sagar Lake and was designed to complement its historic surroundings. Udaipur is famous for its artificial lakes and

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Photographer Roberto Conte captures Chandigarh’s iconic modernist buildings

March 25, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Chandigarh photographed by Roberto Conte

Photographer Roberto Conte has captured the geometric shapes of Le Corbusier’s weathered concrete buildings at Chandigarh’s in his latest series. Conte’s images showcase the clean silhouettes of the buildings found in the modernist utopia, from the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site of the Capitol Complex to lesser-known examples of Le Corbusier’s design. “With this project I want

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Irregularly stacked boxes hide central courtyard of village house in India

March 14, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

A cluster of irregularly stacked boxes forms a house for a village official in Talangpor, India, designed by Gujarat-based practice Neogenesis+Studi0261. Called Sarpanch House, the project is designed to be set apart from its rural surroundings while also offering privacy for the Sarpanch and their family. A Sarpanch is an elected decision maker who is the

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SpaceMatters uses red sandstone and marble for medical college in Agroha

February 22, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

Vidya Devi Jindal Paramedical College by SpaceMatters

Marble lattice surrounds the entrance to a paramedical college in Agroha, India, clad in red sandstone by architecture practice SpaceMatters. The Vidya Devi Jindal Paramedical College is located at Agroha’s Institute of Medical Science. SpaceMatters based its form on the Corbusier-style structures of the surrounding campus, as well as the ancient Agroha Mounds that date back

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Sāransh combines concrete, blue tiles and teak inside India’s MD Apartment

February 19, 2020 Ali Morris 0

Architecture studio Sāransh has used an array of materials to define the different living zones of this open-plan studio apartment in Ahmedabad, India. Designed for one of Saransh’s company partners, the apartment has been transformed from a two-bedroom home into an open-plan studio. The studio removed all of the partition walls so that upon entering

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Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough “unequivocal apology” for copying her work

February 6, 2020 India Block 0

Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Myerscough credited the “power of Instagram” for alerting her to the issue and supporting her campaign to get images of the copied work removed and the theft acknowledged. A representative

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Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough “unequivocal apology” for copying her work

February 6, 2020 India Block 0

Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Myerscough credited the “power of Instagram” for alerting her to the issue and supporting her campaign to get images of the copied work removed and the theft acknowledged. A representative

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Festival in India offers Morag Myerscough “unequivocal apology” for copying her work

February 6, 2020 India Block 0

Sulafest music festival in India has apologised to British designer Morag Myerscough for copying her colourful pavilion design, promising to commission original work in future. Myerscough credited the “power of Instagram” for alerting her to the issue and supporting her campaign to get images of the copied work removed and the theft acknowledged. A representative

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Renesa uses terracotta-brick walls to carve up interiors of Indian showroom

February 2, 2020 Ali Morris 0

The Terramater showroom in India, designed by Renesa

Room dividers composed of hollow terracotta bricks frame the products within this home decor showroom in the northwestern Indian city of Amritsar. Designed by New Delhi-based studio Renesa, the 1,300-square-foot showroom belongs to homeware brand Rustickona. The brand, who has named the showroom The Terramater, wanted a retail space that felt homely and welcoming –

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