91. Curtain-raiser: 14th La Biennale di Venezia
June 01, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy la Biennale di Venezia ©Rem Koolhaas
We bring you a lowdown on what you can expect during the most eagerly-awaited and global architectural event - La Biennale di Venezia…
Copy: In its 14th edition, the exhibition is titled ‘Fundamentals’ and ...
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92. Water-tower to Watchtower
May 07, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Rohspace; courtesy Nameless Architecture The RW Concrete Church wears a simple and minimal look in stark contrast to traditionally ornate sacral architecture… The crucifix-shaped built form of the RW Concrete Church located in Byeollae, a newly develop...
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93. Enhancing Lifestyles
May 05, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy the architects
A 2,500 sq ft, four-bedroom apartment on Altamount Road, Mumbai, has been converted into a three BHK to enhance its spaciousness quotient…
The fulcrum of the design is centered around creating a comfortable and contemporary lifes...
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94. Natural Leanings
April 29, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy the architect
Sitting in Ar. Shimul Javeri Kadri’s high-ceilinged office, with a swing in cheery upholstery in one corner; the space suffused with plenty of sunlight and wind sweeping through my hair – was literally a breath of fresh air on a hot summe...
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95. Stacked Tectonics -Inspiring Change
April 15, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Lalita Tharani + Ajeeb; courtesy Collaborative Architecture
The JDT Primary School for orphans, designed by Collaborative Architecture is a befitting example of socially responsible catalyst architecture that proves that ‘good design need not be expensive’. ...
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96. Free-choice Architecture
April 06, 2014
By Marina Correa Drawings & Renders: Courtesy the architects
The highlight of the proposed White Tree project at Montpellier, France is its free-choice architecture, which the architects and developers see as a definitive upcoming trend…
In the second edition of the ‘Architectural F...
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97. Reinterpreting one's Roots
March 17, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy the architects
A one-storeyed residential structure erected on 2,400 sq ft plot in Gundlupet, near Mysore, comes across as an evolved insert into the rural landscape; albeit in a reinterpreted format…
Familiar materials like brick, cuddapah, te...
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98. Interactive Footwear
March 07, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy Ducere Technologies
Developed by two young Indian techies Krispian Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma, Lechal, is the world’s first interactive haptic footwear that began as an innovation for the visually impaired but is applicable to everyone…
Focuse...
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99. Terrace Restaurants
February 27, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Courtesy the architect
Two terrace restaurants located in Bengaluru and designed by Interface Architecture are interestingly positioned: one fosters a strong connect with nature, while the other is inspired by fluidity of form...
Translating the signat...
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100. Running Wall Residence
February 24, 2014
By Marina Correa Photography: Praveen Mohandas & Lijo Jos; courtesy the architects
Compositional artistry achieved in a contextual vocabulary, rooted in the vernacular, lends this residence an imposing aura, in congruence with the architect’s vision and mission…
Catering to an u...
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Author: Marina Correa
