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This week we looked at India's most influential architecture
This week on Dezeen, we invited leading Indian architects to pick their favourite buildings in the country. The 13 prominent architects chose a wide range of buildings, from a 14th-century landmark to...
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"India's greatest architect" Balkrishna Doshi dies aged 95
Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi, the recipient of both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, has died at the age of 95. Doshi passed away earlier today reported magazine...
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Ten key projects by the late architect Balkrishna Doshi
Following the news that Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has passed away aged 95, Dezeen has selected 10 key projects by the Pritzker Architecture Prize and RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner. Doshi, who...
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Mathew & Ghosh Architects encloses Bangalore art museum in stainless steel...
Local studio Mathew & Ghosh Architects has completed the Museum of Art & Photography in Bangalore, India. Set to open later this month, the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) has a...
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Angular metal canopies shelter Indian house by Malik Architecture
A jagged metal roofscape shelters large open terraces at the Lateral Verandah House, a dwelling near Pune, India, designed by local studio Malik Architecture. The home sits on a steep, densely forested...
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Sculptural house in India resembles "snake curling up under a rock"
Living spaces snake around trees and rocks at the Chuzhi house, which architecture studio Wallmakers has created on an overlooked site in the village of Shoolagiri, India. The spiralling home is partly...
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Archiopteryx designs People Tree House to conserve and store rainwater
Architecture studio Archiopteryx has created a home in Noida, India, which is arranged around water collection and topped with a rooftop swimming pool. Called The People Tree House, the home was...
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Morphogenesis creates stone-clad skincare factory in Himalayan foothills
Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis referenced traditional housing when creating this stone-covered skincare factory in the village of Lodsi in India. The 929-square-metre building provides...
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Shreesh Design Studio builds Indian preschool "as colourful as the minds of...
Separate brightly coloured classroom buildings make up this preschool in Gujarat state, India, which was designed by local practice Shreesh Design Studio. The bold and contrasting steel structures were...
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Taliesyn showcases unfinished materials in design of own office in Bangalore
Indian architecture studio Taliesyn has completed its own office in Bangalore, which features textured walls and earthy materials. Located in southern Bangalore, the office spaces are spread across two...
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Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards judge Sanjay Puri
Indian architect Sanjay Puri has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his studio's work. Puri, the principal architect and founder of Mumbai-based...
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Earthscape Studio nestles vaulted house in Kerala forest
Locally produced bricks and recycled materials feature in this vaulted residence in Kerala, India, named The Wendy House. Designed by Bangalore practice Earthscape Studio, the home is located within...
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Design Ni Dukaan wraps "citadel-like" house in curved concrete wall
Multidisciplinary studio Design ni Dukaan has completed a house in Gujarat, India, with a board-formed concrete exterior walls that wrap the home and define courtyard spaces. Located on a remote site...
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Foster + Partners embodies "creative spirit of Mumbai" with first Apple Store...
UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled the first flagship Apple Store in India, which has a ceiling made from 450,000 pieces of oak. The Apple BKC store occupies a prominent corner of Bandra Kurla...
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"Interconnected pavilions" make up House Wandoor in India
Malabar Architecture Projects has completed a white home in the southern Indian state of Kerala, which is topped with terracotta roofs informed by traditional dwellings nearby. Named House Wandoor...
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Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' first Apple Store in India
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster + Partners' first flagship Apple Store in India. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Fosters + Partners has completed India's first...
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The Offbeat Sari exhibition celebrates "one of today's most important global...
The first sari to be worn at the Met Gala and sequins made from discarded X-ray film sourced from hospitals feature in the Offbeat Sari exhibition, which showcases around 60 contemporary saris at...
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Taliesyn draws on vernacular architecture for earth-toned Cabin House
Rough textures and vernacular elements define this weekend home, which Indian studio Taliesyn has added to a streetside site in Bangalore. Named The Cabin House, the home was informed by the vernacular...
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David Adjaye designs India's largest cultural centre for Kiran Nadar Museum...
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has unveiled plans for a major new building designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, which is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Set to become...
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Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort
Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community....
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FADD Studio models Bangalore duplex apartment on caterpillar curvatures
Indian practice FADD Studio has fused two separate apartments inside a high-rise development in Bangalore to create a multigenerational family home. The neighbouring four-bedroom apartments, stacked...
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Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for "native yet...
Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India, designed by local practice Rain Studio. Named Karai, the house...
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Bamboo screens "weave old and new" for artist's residence in India
Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist's studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. Called Farm 8, the...
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Morphogenesis completes world's largest office building in India
Architecture studio Morphogenesis has unveiled the Surat Diamond Bourse in India, which has surpassed the Pentagon to become the world's largest office building. Set on the outskirts of the city of...
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This week we revealed the world's largest office
This week on Dezeen, we unveiled architecture studio Morphogenesis's Surat Diamond Bourse in India, which has overtaken the Pentagon to become the world's biggest office building. Spanning 660,000...
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Iksoi Studio celebrates functionality with exposed concrete grid in Indian...
An exposed concrete structure adds a sense of rhythm to Mallcom Factory, a PPE factory designed by Indian practice Iksoi Studio. Built on the site of an old textile mill in Ahmedabad, the...
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Dezeen Agenda features the world's largest office building
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's largest office building and London Underground waste repurposed into tiles for tube stations. Architecture studio...
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Studio Saar crowns Udaan Park in India with canopy of colourful birds
Architecture practice Studio Saar has refreshed a run-down and underused park in India with an accessible landscape and a canopy resembling a murmuration. Located on the banks of the artificial Swaroop...
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Sketch Design Studio reinterprets south Indian traditions for Rajasthan house
The vernacular building techniques of north and south India combine in Hybrid House, a house with rammed-earth walls designed by Sketch Design Studio. Architecture office Sketch Design Studio designed...
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Flowing vaulted roofs top Tarang arts space by The Grid Architects
Undulating vaults shelter this multipurpose arts space in Ahmedabad, India, which local studio The Grid Architects designed to defy "conventional architectural norms". Named Tarang after the Hindi word...
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The Act of Quad converts Mumbai shed into studio with see-through facade
The Act of Quad founders Priyanka Itadkar and Falguni Bhatia have built their own interior design studio, The Light Box, by transforming a 58-year-old former library in Mumbai, India. Itadkar and...
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Otherworlds transforms Goan villa into restaurant that "celebrates chance...
Local design studio Otherworlds drew on the traditional Goan balcão when converting a 1980s villa in Panjim, India, into the Terttulia restaurant and bar. Housed in a Portuguese-style villa, Terttulia...
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Wallmakers founder defends "rigorous" learning process of unpaid internships
Indian architect and Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel has defended the use of unpaid internships, which he claims have an important educational benefit, following criticism on social media. Daniel...
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Studio Ardete wraps sculptural concrete ribbon around Indian home
An undulating skin of concrete weaves around the exterior of Ribbon House, a home in India designed by architecture practice Studio Ardete. Studio Ardete was commissioned to create a home in Punjab...
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Andblack Design Studio creates "permanently impermanent" events space in India
Ahmedabad-based Andblack Design Studio has created a demountable events space in India, named Darwin Bucky, which was informed by the work of American architect Buckminster Fuller. The space was...
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"The Indian architecture education system seems to be fundamentally broken"...
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Wallmakers founder Vinu Daniel's "elitist" defence of unpaid internships. The Indian architect and Wallmakers founder defended his position on...
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CollectiveProject recycles demolition waste for Debris Block House in Bangalore
The debris of a demolished 1970s building was repurposed into mud-concrete blocks to create this house in Bangalore, India, designed by local architecture studio CollectiveProject. Called Debris Block...
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Matharoo Associates wraps concrete home around light-filled stairwell
A network of cubic concrete volumes and staircases forms Up to the Sea, a blocky family home that Indian studio Matharoo Associates has added to the coastal town of Dumas, India. Nestled into a grassy...
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Conservation groups call for Charles Correa's under-threat modernist stadium...
Conservation groups including the Twentieth Century Society and World Monuments Fund have called for the 1960s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, to be saved from demolition. The...
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Matra Architects spreads multi-generational Indian home across four concrete...
Four concrete volumes topped with pitched roofs run alongside each other to form Prism House, a multi-generational home designed by Indian studio Matra Architects. Located in the south of Delhi, the...
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Architecture Brio creates holiday home with "strong presence" on hillside...
Indian studio Architecture Brio has created a holiday home topped with two gabled, timber structures perched on a hillside overlooking Mumbai Bay in India. Named The Ray, the 1,800-square-metre holiday...
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Malik Architecture transforms ice factory into gallery and events space
Indian studio Malik Architecture has turned a 144-year-old ice factory in Ballard Estate, Mumbai, into the IF.BE contemporary gallery. The renovation, led and funded by Malik Architecture, aimed to...
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Studio Hinge creates library spaces beneath tree-like wooden columns
Indian practice Studio Hinge has completed Forest of Knowledge, a library in Mumbai that sits beneath a tree-like canopy of latticed wood. The library was designed for the Cricket Club of India, a...
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WOA designs own studio space using materials that had been "relegated to...
Indian architecture studio Workers of Art has converted a former storage space into its own plant-filled office, using recycled and repurposed waste materials in almost every aspect of its design....
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The Grid Architects completes sculptural ferrocement workplace in Ahmedabad
Indian studio The Grid Architects has created a curvilinear office in Ahmedabad that is constructed from white ferrocement. Informed by the Sanskrit word for "flow", the 200-square-metre workplace is...
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M9 Design Studio's circular Vishnuvardhan memorial symbolises "unity and...
Architecture practice M9 Design Studio has designed a circular memorial complex in India to commemorate actor Vishnuvardhan. Located in the rural town of Mysore, India, the complex by M9 Design Studio...
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Wallmakers punctuates arts centre roof with skylight seating
Architecture studio Wallmakers has reimagined a traditional roof by adding skylights that double as seating for an arts centre and home in Kerala, India. Established by a family of musicians, Nisarga...
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A Threshold disguises community centre in India as "ancient ruins"
A series of freestanding brick walls designed to resemble ruins frame this community centre near Bangalore, India, designed by local architecture studio A Threshold. Appropriately called Subterranean...
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Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts
Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. Situated on an elevated and...
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Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest
Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango...
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