Anubhav Stambh Complex, designed by Samvad Studio, commemorates 75 years of independent India through a 30-metre rammed earth tower that brings together the nation’s diverse soils, cultures, and histories. Conceived as a sustainable public space and cultural complex, the project combines layered pathways, exhibition spaces, galleries, and an amphitheatre to create a monumental yet inclusive landmark rooted in India’s architectural heritage.
Designed by Samvad Design Studio, the Student Centre and Housing at NLS, Bangalore, reimagines campus life through flexible, climate-responsive spaces that encourage interaction and community. Inspired by the layered nature of Indian cities, the project combines shaded verandahs, adaptable public plazas, and modular design to create an inclusive, ecologically sensitive hub for learning, gathering, and everyday student life.
The competition entry for a memorial proposing a water purification plant on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy site, by GDK Designs is based on transforming toxic land into renewed life, symbolising healing and collective remembrance through purification.
The Living Factory, designed by Elija Halil Architecture + Design, redefines urban sustainability by integrating clean industry, energy production, and housing in London, turning a building into a living, air-purifying, and resource-generating ecosystem.
The Air force Museum exhibits a rich collection of memorabilia of Indian Military Aviation and displays the history of Indian Air Force. Today, as it was earlier, the primary aim of the Indian Air force Museum is to actively promote public interest in the Indian security domain and promote awareness, both from a historical and a contemporary point of view. – Design Consortium
The Nalanda Heritage Master Plan, Bihar, by NilaA Architecture and Urban Design, is designed for various facilities for learning, relaxation, and cultural activities.
Design Plus Architects’ Competition Entry- Diu Educational Hub, proposes to continue the lineage of Diu with an ecologically and culturally sustainable proposal.
UnBox Design’s Confluence, Gateway to Punjab, is a tribute to the state of Punjab, inspired by its flowing rivers and swaying fields.
Proposed by Space Design Consultants, Sea Star City is a self-sufficient, densely populated settlement with a huge hinterland. The city’s growth is naturally limited by the Sea.
The idea behind Art & Science Gallery, by Shilpa Architects Planners Designers is to create a building that will take its rightful place among international peers- one that is modern in outlook, but Indian in soul.
Rupali Gupte is an architect and urbanist based in Mumbai, Professor at the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA) and a partner at BARDStudio. Her work often crosses disciplinary boundaries and takes different forms – writings, drawings, mixed-media works, story telling, teaching, curation, walks and spatial interventions.
Her works include extensive research on contemporary Indian urbanism with a focus on architecture and built environment; tactical practices; housing; and urban form. In 2013, she co-founded the School of Environment and Architecture (sea.edu.in). SEA is envisaged as an experimental academic space for research and education in architecture and urbanism. She has a wide range of publications, has delivered lectures and been on juries across the world. Her works in collaboration with her partner Prasad Shetty, have been shown in several exhibitions including the 56th Venice Biennale, X Sao Paolo Architecture Biennale, Seoul Biennale of Art and Architecture, at Manifesta 7 in Bolzano, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and at galleries such as Project 88, Devi Art Foundation and the Mumbai Art Room. She has recently curated an exhibition involving artists and architects titled ‘When is Space? Conversations in Contemporary Architecture’ at the Jawahar Kala Kendra.
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