Dubai to get a new icon!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: Hermann Kamte & Associates 

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Hermann Kamte & Associates (HKA) unveils its proposal for an iconic water park in Dubai, the design of which intends to break the record for the largest iconic leisure park in the world, the tallest water slider, and the largest man-made waterfall building…

Working with sentiments

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Pre-Diwali Special 2018: Ideas you can use 

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Photography: Alex Jeffries; courtesy v2com

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Askdeco adds warmth and colour to the industrial footprint of a residence in Beirut, demonstrating how human nature reacts to eclectic warmth – a sentiment that is universal and timeless!

Tattooed interiors

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Photography: Nicole LaMotte Photography; courtesy V2com

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Sake Dojo in Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo neighbourhood gets inked in an unexpected way. Wick Architecture & Design + LAND Design Studio use the ancient art of Japanese tattooing to accomplish this…

Living inside-out!

By Rutvi Ashar

Renders: Renderings by CRA graphic team: Gary di Silvio, Pasquale Milieri, Gianluca Zimbardi

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International design and innovation office, Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) uses a Ficus tree as the fulcrum of a progressive residential design in Parma, Northern Italy.

Maximising the micro!

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Roberto Ruiz; courtesy CaSA
Stylism and art direction by CaSA

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Trust the architects at CaSA to take an irregular floor plan and turn it into a practical yet contemporary and cosy home…

Library as a town

Compiled by Rutvi Ashar

Renders: Shanghai Cenby Digital Technology Co. Ltd

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Proposed salon in the National Library of Taiwan (inset) Ar. Carlo Ratti

Expected to greet the public in 2023, Bio-architecture Formosana (BAF) together with Carlo Ratti Associatti (CRA) present the National Library in Taiwan, which hopes to transform a large undeveloped suburban plot in XinYing District.

Personalised commute: the train of the future!

Compiled by Avinash Yadav

Renders: Courtesy Mecanoo

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Mecanoo architects and circular-furniture specialist, Gispen conceptualise a modular and flexible train interior that facilitates travellers’ diverse activities - sustainable mobility that can be universally replicated…