Designed by Studio Lotus, Krushi Bhawan is a government facility that re-imagines the relationship between the state and its people.
Written and Contributed by Studio Lotus
Architecture and Urban Design, Craft, Governance
Tag: Sustainability
Architecture and Urban Design, Education, Environment, Strategic Design
KTK-BELT PROJECT – THE VERTICAL UNIVERSITY
It was born to create “living classrooms” stretching from Koshi Tappu (220 feet), Nepal’s largest aquatic bird sanctuary, to Mt. Kanchenjunga (28,169 feet), the world’s third tallest peak to teach and conserve the 6,600 flowering plant species, 800 bird species and 180 mammals that are found in eastern Nepal.
Written and Contributed by KTK-BELT Studio
Architecture and Urban Design, Education, Tourism
FARMER INNOVATION CENTRE
Designed for Better Life Foundation (BLF), this is a space for the identification, promotion, development and dissemination of grassroots innovations by farmers and inventors of the region.It is envisaged as a collaborative space for the local community with access to a global resource network.
Written and Contributed by Uday Goswami and Jayesh Ganesh
Architecture and Urban Design, Education
MODSKOOL
Modskool is the modular design and construction of a low-cost school that was built in a few days and can be dismantled within a few hours to protect from evictions faced by informal settlements in Delhi, India.
Written and Contributed by Social Design Collaborative
Climate Change, Craft, Product and Industrial Design
CARBON TILE
1 sqft of Carbon Tile is equivalent to preventing 30,000 litres of air from being polluted. Carbon Craft Design is on a path to address Climate Change issues through craft and design. To achieve it – they build products by upcycling carbon emissions.
Written and Contributed by Carbon Craft Design
Architecture and Urban Design, Climate Change
Community driven disaster-resilient bamboo housing
After the 2017 floods in Assam, SEEDS collaborated with a local organisation NEADS (North-East Affected Area Development Society) to design and build 80 houses as part of the community-driven flood response programme funded by Godrej.
Written and Contributed by SEEDS
Architecture and Urban Design, Tourism
BASA – AN INITIATIVE TOWARDS COMMUNITY TOURISM
While promoting sensitive construction practices using local materials, BASA illustrates sustainable tourism in a village of Khirsu, a hill station in a Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
Written and Contributed by Compartment S4
Architecture and Urban Design, Education
KALKERI LEARNING CENTRE
The intent was to create an adaptable set of spaces within the constraints of a tight budget, logistics and resources. It was an exercise in creating a learning environment that is resilient and energy-efficient while building in scalability and replicability.
Written and Contributed by Kumar La Noce