“Where there is a flower, there will be a bee” – old proverb. Sage words, if thought and digested. The much maligned bee buzzes and stings, but also produces sweet honey. This small and relatively insignificant actor in the garden ensures effective cross pollination, yielding better...
City of Mumbai is un...
Nov 7, 2012
Architect Rahul Gore sets up OPOLIS in January 2001 along with Architect Sonal Sancheti. Architect Rahul Gore has studied architecture at Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) in Ahmedabad and his Masters Programme in Urban Design at the University of California Los Angeles...
Replicating traditio...
Oct 30, 2012
Arjun Malik, the enigmatic son of ace architect Kamal Malik, is an architect in his own right as one cannot find any trace of dynastic attitude in him. He claims that he never had any burning desire to follow his father’s footsteps, though he is one of those people who grew into the...
Advancement in techn...
Oct 23, 2012
When I met Architect Rajesh Shivaram, the much young Principal Architect of Bangalore-based architectural firm ‘Techno Architecture’, he seemed to me a simple man with higher values. A man who has a clear bent of mind about what he is doing and what he ought to do. His feet are...
We have to relocate ...
Oct 17, 2012
K. T. Ravindran, famously called as KT by his peers, is a Professor and the Head of Urban Design at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, for over two decades. He is the founder and President of the Institute of Urban Designers – India, which is a professional association...
We must bring archit...
Oct 12, 2012
The Berlin-based architect Jurgen Mayer H. is the founder and principal of this cross-disciplinary studio. Known for pushing the limits and a beacon of contemporary architecture, Mayer‘s work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of numerous collections including MoMA New...
Construction of box-...
Sep 24, 2012
Architect Faiyaz Thokan, Sr. Vice President (Architecture), Mantri Realty limited, has over 22 years of experience in the field of Architecture. He has got architectural experiences as diversified as from designing Bungalows, Villas, and High-rise Apartments to Residential Townships,...
I want to practice H...
Sep 7, 2012
Romi Khosla is a celebrated architect whose buildings have been extensively published. Educated at Cambridge University UK and the Architectural Association London, Romi Khosla has designed large educational and recreational complexes. His boutique hotel operated by Le Meridian in Kathmandu...
We are sinners yet t...
Aug 31, 2012
In a tete-a-tete with Infrawindow.com, Architect Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger discusses the nitty gritty of present day architectural profession. In 1968, Architect Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger, an alumnus of the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Urban Planning at the...
‘Dream Merchan...
Aug 22, 2012
Read about the interview with veteran architect Prem Nath as he takes a break from his busy schedule to chat exclusively with Infrawindow.com. This is not a run-of-the-mill story straight from Bollywood cinema, yet many incidents from the life of Architect Prem Nath could...
Ethical practice in ...
Aug 9, 2012
Architect Professor Madhav Deobhakta, Partner, Sane & Paymaster, Mumbai, assumed the mantle of arbitrator two decades ago, after practicing as an architect for 30 years. He has since adjudicated nearly 60 cases. Prof. Madhav was a member of several professional organisations and...
‘Design is art...
Jul 31, 2012
Industrial Designer Hardik Gandhi talks about the changing dimensions in product design in India in an exclusive interview with Debajyoti Samal… Here are the excerpts from the interview. The year 2012 has brought you a lot of good luck and fortunes. How it does feel? It...
A glass facade or no...
Jul 16, 2012
THE FIRM, founded in 1999 by architects Sundeep Gwash and Vishal Shah has today grown to become a well-established, multi-design practice offering architecture, interiors and landscape as core design services. Since 2002, the practice diversified its scope by providing specialised services to...
Architecture & ...
Jul 3, 2012
Are sounds and noises are an element of architectural design? How would you define acoustic aesthetics in a building design? Can one be an architect and an interior designer at the same time? Architect, Designer & Illustrator Suranjita Gupta of ‘Creative Concern’, a...
Indian architecture ...
Jun 20, 2012
He is a young, nationally and internationally acclaimed architect, who represents the vanguard of new design in India. His eclectic portfolio of built projects includes path breaking architecture, interiors, furniture design and art. Recognized with over twenty five prestigious international...