Jan 28, 2016, Bengaluru Marriott International & SAMHI JV launches the first ever integrated property – ‘Courtyard by Marriott’ and ‘Fairfield by Marriott’ in Bengaluru, wherein Marriott holds 33% stake and SAMHI owns 67% stake. This property is strategically located in Bengaluru’s IT hub of Outer Ring Road. Both are full service hotels and are […]

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Project Details: Client: Cilly und Werner Jöst, Miltenberg Architect: Staib und Wiener, Würzburg Roofer: Andreas Hofmann, Eibelstadt Clay roof tiles used: Beaver tiles from the beaver gallery, size 18 x 38 cm, 16 mm, thick, special order   The Story Behind: The “Gasthaus Zum Riesen” in Miltenberg am Main is one of the oldest inns […]

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Project Snapshot Architects: Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus, Lisbon  Project: Old Age Home Location: Alcacer do Sal, Portugal Completion Date: 2010 Useable floor area: 3,640 m2 Brick type: Clay block   Architecture & Design Designing a retirement home that is both functional and cosy requires moral responsibility and foresight. In this respect, the project by the brothers Francisco and Manuel Aires […]

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By: HenrietaMoravcikova Featured Architect: PavolPanak, Bratislava Project: Conversion of a ruin Location: Cachtice, Slovakia Completion Date: 2009 Building’s purpose: Studio, weekend home Brick type: Facing brick During the 1990s, Slovakia experienced a radical shift from the stagnation of Communist Totalitarianism to the economic boom of an emerging market economy. In architecture,this social transformation was reflected in a loosening of all formal […]

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Haworth’s showroom in Beijing’s Parkview Green building has been recognized as the world’s first LEED v4 certified project, under the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) new LEED version 4 beta program. Parkview Green is located in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. LEED v4 is the latest, and the most stringent of environment-focussed certification standards […]

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Ecotourism, by definition, places emphasis on energy, conservation, ecology, and community. Traditionally, eco lodges were located in jungles. Their design was inspired by the use of traditional building methods applied by skilled local craftsmen, chiefly in Costa Rica and Indonesia. ITC Maurya has come to be known as the “greenest luxury hotel chain in the […]

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