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Absence of regulations in India “leads to exploitation of interns” says architecture graduate

April 29, 2019 Marcus Fairs 0
Architecture internships in India

Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to Dezeen about the situation in her country. Working long hours for low wages “left us feeling unvalued,” Vasishtha said. “It dipped our confidence, decreased our drive

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Nudes creates cafe in Mumbai entirely from cardboard

April 13, 2019 India Block 0
Cardboard cafe by Nudes in Mumbai is made entirely from recycled cardboard

Indian architecture studio Nudes has built an entire cafe in Mumbai using cardboard to prove its versatility as an environmentally friendly material. Everything apart from Cardboard’s core, shell and services in the cafe has been made from cardboard. Walls, chairs, tables and even lampshades have all been sculpted from pieces of the corrugated material. The

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Gorgeous Modern Indian Villas With Courtyards

April 1, 2019 HD Staff 0

These two stunning modern Indian villas, created by architect Moriq, each feature peaceful courtyard designs within them. One has a combination of green space and a multi textured floor, which acts as a border of privacy between the entryway to the home and the main family living area. The second features a pivotal water body […]

Mobile Offices designs Brutalist concrete architecture school in India

March 20, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada, designed by Mobile Offices

Floating staircases connect teaching spaces in the Brutalist-style monolithic concrete School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada by Mobile Offices in India. The architecture school is located on an eco-friendly campus in the city of Vijayawada, in the southeast Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Mobile Offices – a Mumbai-based studio headed by Manisha Agarwal and Shantanu Poredi – designed

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Mobile Offices designs Brutalist concrete architecture school in India

March 20, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada, designed by Mobile Offices

Floating staircases connect teaching spaces in the Brutalist-style monolithic concrete School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada by Mobile Offices in India. The architecture school is located on an eco-friendly campus in the city of Vijayawada, in the southeast Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Mobile Offices – a Mumbai-based studio headed by Manisha Agarwal and Shantanu Poredi – designed

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Morphogenesis celebrates “gender-positive” pay gap

March 5, 2019 India Block 0
Morphogenisis has reported a gender-positive pay gap

Indian firm Morphogenesis has become one of the world’s first architecture practices to report a gender pay gap in favour of its female employees. The leading firm, which has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru, announced a “gender-positive pay gap”, ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March. Data calculated using the median of its staff’s

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Weiss Manfredi unveils masterplan for New Delhi’s modernist US Embassy

February 28, 2019 Eleanor Gibson 0
New Delhi US embassy masterplan by Weiss Manfredi

New York firm Weiss Manfredi has revealed plans to update Edward Durell Stone’s modernist US embassy in New Delhi, India, as part of a major overhaul of the complex. Commissioned by the US Department of State, Weiss Manfredi’s masterplan is intended to transform the United States Embassy in the city’s Chanakyapuri neighbourhood into a “multi-functional campus”.

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Studio Lotus unveils design for visitor centre at 15th century Mehrangarh Fort

February 26, 2019 India Block 0
Mehrangarh Fort visitor centre by Studio Lotus

Studio Lotus has designed the Mehrangarh Fort visitor centre in Jodhpur, India, from a system of interconnected and adaptable decks. Delhi-based Studio Lotus has designed the visitor and knowledge centre for the city’s 15th century Mehrangarh Fort, which towers 125 metres above Jodhpur on a rocky hill. Describing their approach as an “architectural system” rather than

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Charged Voids builds stone-clad Chandigarh home around courtyard void

January 31, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Residence 145 by Charged Voids in India

Living spaces at this house in the Indian city of Chandigarh are distributed around a full-height courtyard that allows natural light and breezes to reach rooms arranged around its perimeter. Locally based architecture studio Charged Voids designed Residence 145 project for a family comprising three generations, who wanted a home that provides a balance of

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