Having said that, good designs should be brave and we as professionals should find creative solutions, even in low budgeted projects, says Jacob van Rijs, Founding Partner and Principal Architect, MVRDV. van Rijs dwells on his architectural journey and points out that for any project, the client’s brief or a competition is often a starting point […]
Being sustainable, by choice
Bent Design Studio invokes sustainability by using even the smallest piece of left over ply/stone. We make coasters, or a hand rest for sofa, book shelves, small units etc. My Design journey began in 2006, after gaining experience working with various architects, started my own design consultancy in 2015. The transition from being a designer […]
The major challenge even architects are facing is climate change
We constitute an industry that is responsible for around 40% energy consumption, that should make us take some major decisions in terms of the projects we do, the materials we use, and how we build. says Hans-Petter Bjørnådal, Founder and Principal Architect, Bjørnådal Arkitektstudio AS What is your idea of good design? I think a […]
Surveillance of bio terrorism at airports is necessary
Each airport should have a medicare center for preventive treatment testing services or a lab for non-documented travelers, for analysis of Covid19 infected conditions, says Mahendra Pawar, Director, Zen Bulls. What are some of the major changes in airport design one will be witnessing in the post Covid-19 era? Changes can or should be expected, […]
A future driven by data and technology
Five experts at DSPIB elucidate on the role of technology and data on the buildings of the future and how design intertwines itself in this beautiful arrangement. Nvidia Workplace by DSP Design | Photography Credits: Andre Fanthome, Noughts & Crosses How has the pandemic brought out the importance of architecture & smart building design? Rob Murchison, […]
An accelerated implementation of touchless technologies has begun at airports
An airport’s local context is, therefore, its ground of germination, so it may potentially anchor its future development. From this perspective it becomes vital for it to be rooted in its cultural context to suitably serve its people says Shivani Gour, Studio Director, Gensler, India. What are some of the major changes in airport design […]
As an architect, we all strive to create habitable art
In a conversation with Vikas Bhadra, William S. Duff, Founder & Managing Principal, William Duff Architects opines great architecture is very moving and can evoke the same emotional reaction as one would have to a work by a master painter or sculptor. “Architecture is full of challenges. We face them every day. Some are mundane […]
We place the need of people at the heart of the project
In a conversation with Vikas Bhadra, Rob Wagemans, Creative Founder/Director of Concrete Architecture Studio based in Amsterdam talks about the firm’s success stories scripted by team of 55 multi-disciplinary creatives which includes architects, interior designers and visual marketeers. “Our firm creates spaces that work and places the needs of people at the very heart of […]
A good spatial design should make its inhabitants feel good and inspired
In a conversation with Vikas Bhadra; Lucas Echeveste Lacy, Oliver Franz Schmidt and Natali Canas del Pozo, Founders of El Equipo Creativo Interior Design Studio in Barcelona say architecture and design have a lot to do with a space’s phenomenological qualities like experience, sensation and meaning. A good spatial design should make its inhabitants feel good and […]
Destined to Design
In conversation with Vikas Bhadra, Yasemin Arpac and Sabahattin Emir, Founders of Ofist, an architecture and design practice based in Istanbul opine notions like form, function, structure might be useful clues to argue about, but they are not enough to explain architecture or design. What is your idea of good design? What led you to […]