Balkrishna Doshi, the 90-year-old Indian architect has been named the winner of the 2018 Pritzker prize, the highest accolade in architecture. Doshi is one of India’s most influential architects of the 20th century, he is the 45th recipient of the Pritzker Prize and the first ever Indian to receive it. Born in 1927, into a […]

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Architecture has been long worshipped like a religion. In older times, building a house was a great skill, and with considerations of Vastu Shastra and space planning, every build was considered a masterpiece. One such masterpiece built of pure woods and tiles was the house of the Oommen family, which had survived every odd and […]

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In spite of all the widespread violations of various housing laws and rules when it comes to slums and unauthorised colonies, India still manages to keep its promises when it comes to green buildings. India bagged the third position this year in the US Green Building Council (USGBC) annual ranking of the top 10 countries […]

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If you look at the temple of Sai Mandir in Vennached, it looks like a distilled version of just any traditional Hindu temple- being a simple religious building which consists of recognisable elements like gateways, circumambulation bath and sanctum. On the other hand, what in fact makes this place of worship unique is the creative […]

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Mahesh Ramanujam has successfully completed his transition as the president and CEO of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as announced by the Board of Directors. He took on this new post since November 2016 and will also serve the USGBC’s sister organization, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) in the same post. The position was previously […]

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India’s rich and the wealthy have their money invested in real estate and gold more than stocks and bonds. Categorizing the wealthy into primarily three groups- the entrepreneurs, the inheritors and the professionals. We can take each group and analyze their tendencies towards investment. Firstly the entrepreneurs, who consider their business as a first port […]

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The Economic Times ACETECH is the largest exhibition held annually in India on Architecture, Construction, Engineering, innovation and design and only third-of-its-kind in the world. The ‘Acetech’ exhibition took place in Bangalore from October 21st, 2016 to October 23rd, 2016 on off Tumkur road, BIEC hall. The purpose of this exhibition was to provide an interactive platform […]

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In an article covered by Deccan Herald, Wienerberger representative Anasua Mitra talks about energy efficient construction of building in India. Anasua details the important aspects to consider in order to make your home a green one. In the post Anasua beings with the basics to-dos to build a green, sustainable buildings (be it commercial complexes […]

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Event Date: Oct 5 – Oct 8, 2016 Venue: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Theme: ‘Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress’, is among the first international platforms to discuss the new agenda post the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the signing of the Paris Agreement. The attempt is to initiate discussions on methodologies to be […]

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Famous Indian, award-winning architect-turned-artist Vidur Bharadwaj finds his way into expressions of nature and canvases of historic monuments with ease in his art works. He is the design brain behind ‘green buildings’ like — Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon, Patni Campus and The Four Seasons Hotel, Noida — believes that it’s his responsibility to adopt sustainable art. […]

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