The leading experts across the architectural sector have shared their expertise in defining smart and affordable practices with energy efficiency for smart cities. Smart cities focus on extending the life of natural resources, lowering operating expenses such as energy and water use, and ensuring human comfort, safety, and productivity. Other distinguishing characteristics include using non-toxic, […]
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Designing a sustainable India
Sustainable development in India encompasses a variety of development schemes. A new generation of more robust, lighter, and more sustainable building materials can help solve many problems in the industry and push current practices toward being more sustainable. Sustainable architecture is a form of architecture that incorporates a design that is environmentally friendly and built […]
Sustainable Construction complimenting Green Architecture
Interiors architects and construction specialists collaboratively share their views on how sustainability trends create avenues for green architecture and sustainable interior designs. Interior design is becoming increasingly crucial as Indians’ design consciousness grows. People are becoming more aware of how interior designers can assist them in successfully organising and utilising areas while maintaining beauty. Customised […]
Building Envelops: Serving a Purpose Beyond Aesthetics
Since India has a tropical climate, heating or cooling is required throughout the year to make the indoor environment comfortable. Building facade: adding character to the building A building envelope sits between the conditioned “inside” and unconditioned “outside” environments of a building. Since India has a tropical climate, heating or cooling is required throughout the […]
Making High-Rises Future Proof
In today’s urbanized world, there is a lack of space, resulting in the need to design sustainable and future-proof high-rises. Indian architecture, to be precise, was based on resilience and sustainability. The onset of modern architecture and our blooming cities changed this operational framework, and new-age buildings barged in with syntax of their own. The […]
Celebrating the Underrated Spirit of Architects
Presenting projects across different architectural verticals and typologies, including urban design, landscape, hospitality, public utilities, high-rise and commercial. Sculpting Beautiful Landscapes At Ace Update, we celebrate professionals who have completed projects on time despite all odds. Taking the initiative, Mr. Kapak.Y.Bhave says, “Any space can be turned into an excellent outdoor experience – if the […]
Enticing Interiors: Connoting a symbiosis of ambience and utility
The Notion of Beauty: Driven by Aesthetics and Functionality Against the backdrop of an increase in the design conscience of Indians, more and more people have realised the importance of interior design. People are now more aware of how an interior designer can help them organize and utilize spaces effectively without compromising aesthetics. Shagun Singh, […]
Airport Design: Embracing a sustainable framework
Airports also need to be energy-efficient, green, and sustainable; therefore, the design strategies adopted and the material utilized needs to be carefully chosen. As the Indian economy gets urbanized, it is crucial to plan newer airports across the country as India is developing and Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities are becoming significant hubs of […]
Heading towards a green and sustainable future
From our roots which taught us to live in sync with nature to modern day techniques and methods, the Indian building and construction sector strives to maintain the status quo. The landmass in India unlike its population is not increasing which in a way puts a question mark on our future at times. Will we […]
Metros and Railways: Rising up to the challenges of rapid urbanism
Transportation and logistics are the key challenges of urbanisation which is in an expansionist mode, metros and railways are the ideal tools to address this upsurge. As the rate of urbanisation in India increases and newer towns and cities come up, transportation and logistics will require attention.People will need efficient methods to commute from one […]