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Dezeen Agenda features the world’s largest office building

August 1, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world’s largest office building and London Underground waste repurposed into tiles for tube stations. Architecture studio Morphogenesis unveiled the Surat Diamond Bourse in India, which surpassed the Pentagon to become the world’s largest office building. Set on the outskirts of the city of Surat, the 660,000-square-metre office building was designed as a

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Iksoi Studio celebrates functionality with exposed concrete grid in Indian factory

August 1, 2023 Katie Last 0

An exposed concrete structure adds a sense of rhythm to Mallcom Factory, a PPE factory designed by Indian practice Iksoi Studio. Built on the site of an old textile mill in Ahmedabad, the garment-stitching factory was designed for personal protective equipment (PPE) company Mallcom and features a steel and concrete structure. A rigid concrete grid

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Morphogenesis completes world’s largest office building in India

July 26, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Morphogenesis has unveiled the Surat Diamond Bourse in India, which has surpassed the Pentagon to become the world’s largest office building. Set on the outskirts of the city of Surat, the 660,000-square-metre office building was designed as a “city within a city” to house the world’s largest community of diamond traders. It is larger than the

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Bamboo screens “weave old and new” for artist’s residence in India

July 22, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indian architecture practice Studio Array has used hand-woven bamboo screens to wrap this home and artist’s studio in Delhi, which incorporated existing foundations and columns. Called Farm 8, the project was designed for a collective of artists exploring a sustainable, waste-free method of living known as permaculture, to be used as both a residence and

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Rain Studio combines raw and reclaimed materials for “native yet contemporary” home

June 16, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India, designed by local practice Rain Studio. Named Karai, the house was created as a weekend retreat for its clients on a coastal site surrounded by fields that lead directly onto a nearby beach in the coastal town of Kuvathur.

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FADD Studio models Bangalore duplex apartment on caterpillar curvatures

June 12, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Indian practice FADD Studio has fused two separate apartments inside a high-rise development in Bangalore to create a multigenerational family home. The neighbouring four-bedroom apartments, stacked one on top of the other in the SNN Clermont residential tower, were transformed into a six-bedroom duplex for a cosmopolitan couple, their parents and two young children. FADD Studio’s

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Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum steps up slope below Indian fort

June 2, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community. Vastushilpa Consultants placed the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum on a hill below a fort, which was restored as part of the project, on the outskirts of the

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David Adjaye designs India’s largest cultural centre for Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

May 24, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has unveiled plans for a major new building designed by Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye, which is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Set to become India’s largest art and culture centre, the museum is under construction on a 100,000-square-metre site in Delhi. The design is revealed for the

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Taliesyn draws on vernacular architecture for earth-toned Cabin House

May 20, 2023 Katie Last 0

Rough textures and vernacular elements define this weekend home, which Indian studio Taliesyn has added to a streetside site in Bangalore. Named The Cabin House, the home was informed by the vernacular architecture of South Bangalore’s Jayanagar neighbourhood and was designed to maximise the site’s connection to nature. “Embracing a quiet reflection of modern lifestyle

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The Offbeat Sari exhibition celebrates “one of today’s most important global fashion stories”

May 19, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

The first sari to be worn at the Met Gala and sequins made from discarded X-ray film sourced from hospitals feature in the Offbeat Sari exhibition, which showcases around 60 contemporary saris at London’s Design Museum. The Offbeat Sari is the first UK exhibition to explore the contemporary sari, according to the Design Museum. The

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