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 is to create a building that will take its rightful place among international peers- one that is modern in outlook, but Indian in soul.
The proposed Museum complex by HCP Design, is a place for both recreation and education. It is conceived as a public-private partnership project.
The design is inspired by principles of Sacred Geometry and the description of the House of worship according to Abdu’l-Bahaì- promoting the “oneness of humankind”.
The Yellow Turtle by Prakriya Design Studio received an honourable mention in the The little big loo Rethinking Public Toilets 2020 competition organised by Volume Zero Competitions.
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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.
