The Time Stairs at Markthal - winning historical beats!

Complied by Leah Linhares

Photography: Bas Czerwinski; courtesy Kossmann.Dejong 

 

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Take a trip through time on The Time Stairs at the Markthal and experience the birth of Rotterdam - the Gateway to Europe!

Retirement Housing: Adopting a healthier lifestyle!

By Nitika Agarwal

Renderings & Infographics: Courtesy Spark

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Spark Architects’ striking approach to ‘Retirement Housing’ for the next generation wins the best future-experimental project at the 2015 World Architecture Festival, held in Singapore earlier this year.

The humane touch!

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Adrien Williams; courtesy the architect

 

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Designed by Jean de Lessard creative designers, the Uniprix pharmacy on the outskirts of Montreal, challenges accepted notions of generic pharmacy typology… 

Intangibility of Time wins Jury Award at Festival of Lively Architecture!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy V2com

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Jury Winners of the tenth edition of the Festival des Architectures Vives at Montpellier, France, architects Mickaël Martin, Margaux Rodot, Benoît Tastet narrated a balloon story to vivify the transient essence of time…

Temporary housing for Nepal earthquake victims

Compiled by Savitha Hira

Photography: Courtesy Shigeru Ban Architects

  

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IAnD traces Ar. Shigeru Ban’s project in disaster-affected Nepal and his solution for lack of supply in temporary housing that could be adapted to in developing countries, including India… 

Fluid as Creative Juices

Compiled by: Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy LAN

  

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Deeply rooted within contemporary creation and at the crossing point of performing arts, Le Maillon theatre aims to reach outside of its walls and extract the performing arts world from its occasional elitist position...

Urban Farming System.

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Architect Kidd

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Holcim Silver Awards 2011 Asia Pacific winner - Urban Farm Urban Barn is a concept that integrates agricultural beds, commercial area and community market to rejuvenate a deteriorated urban environment.

Seoul’s Proposed Skygarden

By Team IAnD

Renders: Courtesy MVRDV

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The proposed transformation of Seoul’s 938 metre section of elevated highway into public space transcends its function as a mere public space to a meaningful giving-back to society...

Towards an Earthquake-Resistant Reconstruction of Nepal

Compiled by Team IAnD
Info & Illustration: Courtesy EDA

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Architects have a very significant role to play in society. Emergency and Development Architects, who are gearing up to work towards the integrated and sustainable earthquake-resistant reconstruction of Nepal make a mass appeal...

Community Bonding - Rehabilitation Architecture

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy the architect

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'Small Project of the Year 2014' award by World Architecture Festival goes to the new library building designed by architects Olivier Ottevaere and John Lin - as a rehabilitation response to China’s 2012 earthquake that doubles up as a community centre and a physical memorial…

Integrating Art with Architecture

Compiled by Savitha Hira

Photography: Marc Cramer; courtesy Linda Covit

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Addressing social issues, reviving cultural elements, building key dialogue... are only some of the multi-faceted points-of-contact that foster public art projects. Quebec-sculptor Linda Covit is all set to bring on a pseudo-emotional member for a new hospital coming April'15...

Social Dimension of Architecture

Info & Images: Courtesy the architect.

Photography: AllesWirdGut Architektur/ Guilherme Silva Da Rosa

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Would you like to share your holiday dwelling with a refugee? In a novel attempt at combining social responsibility with commercial gain, Caritas and architecture firm, AllesWirdGut collaborate on the design of magdas Hotel in Vienna.

Theatre? No, Ephemeral Architecture!

Compiled by Pari Syal

Photography: Courtesy Ar. Mazen Chamseddine 

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Ar. Mazen Chamseddine converts old barracks into a theatre as a setting for a contemporary version of Shakespeare’s King Lear, creating a dramatic space for the actors and spectators. The idea is to create an installation modelled on the city, a 360-degree theatre...

Tape Paris – Conceptual Art/ Architectural Installation

Info & Images: Courtesy Numen/For use

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Tape Paris is an installation - a part of an extensive group exhibition titled "Inside", currently being held at the Parisian Palais de Tokyo until January 2015. It explores both physical and psychological interiority, thematizing immersion, introspection and probing of the depths of self…

Adapted Living - Home for a Wheelchair-bound Inhabitant

Compiled by Team IAnD

Information: Courtesy C.T. Architects & RTF Awards

Photography: Tim Van de velde; courtesy C.T. Architects

 

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‘Loft MM’ as it is called, designed by Nick Ceulemans of C. T. Architects, Belgium, is specifically designed as an apartment for a wheelchair-bound inhabitant but "absolutely nothing even hints at a handicap"!

100 Colours of Tokyo

By Zoya

Photography: Daisuke Shima/Nacasa & Partners; courtesy the architect

  

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Parallel rows of floating colours in the heart of Shinjuku succeed in illustrating the emotional and parabolic ethos that Ar. Emmanuelle Moureaux shares with Tokyo City; so much so that she plans to take the ‘100 Colours’ series to different cities across the world…

House for Trees .

By Anuradha K. R

Photography: Hiroyuki Oki; courtesy the architects

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Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Vietnam restore the charm of tropical neighbourhoods in the highly urbanized heart of Ho Chi Minh City through their one-of-a-kind project ‘House for Trees’...

The Elastic Perspective

Info & Images:Courtesy the architects

 

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Paradoxes have given birth to many a deep thought and creatives have often exploited this to emerge with yet another actuating philosophy in life. NEXT architects do this with a public art installation in Rotterdam. 

Dancing Bubbles

By Teresa Simon

Photography: Daisuke Shima/ Nacasa& Partners; courtesy the architects

 

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Conceptualized and designed by architect and designer, Emmanuelle Moureaux, the Shinjuen Nursing Home in Kawagoe-City, near Tokyo, has been turned into a warm and friendly centre that not only welcomes the ailing into a positive ambience, but also nurtures feelings of joy and well being.

Finger Reader

By Team IAnD

Photography: Courtesy MIT Media Lab & World Wide Web

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The use of the 'finger reader' extends beyond the needs of visually impaired, to be used as a translator, merely by a single gesture of touch.