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How AI Can Prepare Budding Architects for the Professional World

Artificial Intelligence has become the defining word for this decade. It has birthed many tools that have made it clear that AI will impact our personal and professional lives significantly.

Raisina Dialogues - Creating Liveable Cities (Part II)

Our planet, as we know it, is deteriorating in terms of its health in terms of its health. While we have started taking strides towards a healthier planet, it is equally essential

Raisina Dialogues - Creating Liveable Cities (Part I)

Global efforts to cater to a surging urban population is resulting in expanding cities that are decreasing the green cover and, in turn, expediting climate change.

Changing Architectural Scenario In the Country - Part II

Architectural practice is affected and often driven by many non-architectural factors and disciplines. This multidisciplinary nature of the practice allows the architect to engage with and employ learnings from a spectrum of fields

Changing Architectural Scenario In the Country - Part I

Architectural publications in the form of magazines, peer-reviewed journals, and periodicals have played a crucial role in keeping the fraternity and professionals and students from allied fields aware of the trends, practices and explorations in the world of architecture.

Creating Liveable Cities- Addressing Governance & Public Participation

In these times of climate change, increasing population, and urban influx, our cities face immense pressure. Urban planners, designers, and policymakers are constantly

BIM & GIS - Technology that is Revolutionising the AEC Industry and how!

Technological advancements are redefining and reshaping many sectors today. The AEC industry is keeping up with time. Architectural design tools are taking design representation and visualisation to new heights.

Renewing India - Discussions on Transformative Urbanism

The approach to planning and designing a city is driven by a number of aspects. While many features are considered, it is crucial to be mindful of the larger urban context.

The Need For Socio-cultural Betterment Of Cities

Cities feel alive with human activities like movement and interaction. Any city, town, or village devoid of humans and other creatures is hard to imagine.

Tale of Two Cities: Conversations on Our Collective Urban Futures at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2023

Cities feel alive with human activities like movement and interaction. Any city, town, or village devoid of humans and other creatures is hard to imagine.

Is Our Heritage Safe?

Heritage buildings, spaces, cities and sites are the remnants of our past generations. They are a reflection of our past and fill in an important information gap in efforts to trace the evolution of societies and civilisation. hough many historic structures have stood the test of time, some of these are notified heritage buildings and precincts that require diligent preservation, conservation and restoration.

How To Avoid The Next Joshimath From Happening?

Earthquakes are a natural disaster that can often be predicted and necessary evacuations can be carried out. Yet despite warnings, some earthquakes in history have wreaked unprecedented havoc. Even though they occur due to the movement of the earth’s tectonic plates, there is much impact in an area due to human intervention over a long period of time.

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5 Development Models for Creating Sustainable Cities?

We live in a time of rapid urbanisation and a continuously growing population. According to the UN World Urbanisation Prospects, it is estimated that over 67% of the global population will be living in cities by the year 2050. The last few decades have seen most cities in the world responding to the surging population by adopting western urban planning models.

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What can the Union Budget do for the Real Estate Sector?

The Indian Union Budget is rolled out annually on the first day of February. With its effects on each sector, the budgets must address relevant issues every year. It must be responsive to the current fiscal situation.

Learnings from the History of Indian Design

As one of the oldest civilisations in the world, India’s culture is very diverse. Different regions with distinct cultures contribute to a nation full of rich design ideas and values. Varying topographies, climates, and other regional differences have led to the development of different designs and typologies.

Top Architectural Trends from 2022 and the Way Forward

Over the last few decades, India has experienced a fundamental shift in the design and construction industry. With growing awareness about architecture, urban design, planning, and particularly construction technology, the country is steering towards a high point in infrastructure growth to support rapid urbanization.

How Can We Control Delhi’s Yearly Pollution Surge?

The Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed the severe mark of 400 in Delhi late this October, adding another polluted winter for the Indian capital for the last many consecutive years. However, Delhi is not alone, as many major metropolises like Beijing, London, and more have also been facing acute air pollution.

What Makes ‘Tropical Architecture’ By C P Kukreja A Timeless Treatise

Published in 1978, the book ‘Tropical Architecture’, is based on our founder CP Kukreja’s master’s thesis at the University of Manitoba, Canada – ‘Design of Buildings in the Tropics.’It brings to attention many design solutions as a reference for designing in tropical climates or regions

How Can We Shape Flood-Resilient Cities

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded 7% surplus rainfall during Monsoon in India this year, which left many cities submerged. Earlier, only rural areas and unplanned cities fell prey to floods because of the lack of proper stormwater infrastructure.

How Can India Push Its Infrastructural Growth to the Next Level

The key to India's transformation from a developing nation to a developed one lies in strengthening its infrastructure across sectors

Why the Smart Cities Mission Has Not Solved Dehradun’s Urbanisation Woes

Himalayan foothills in India are replete with scenic cities, towns and villages. Dehradun, the capital of the mountainous state of Uttarakhand, is one such city.

How to Design a New-Age Transport Hub

A transportation hub is an area where passengers and goods transition between different modes of transportation. Some examples include bus terminals, railway stations, metro stations and airports.

Three Ways to Create Holistic Learning Environments

Educational institutes are the basic building block of any civil society. They extend opportunities for students who, as citizens, steer a nation towards its growth.

From the CPKA Book: Executive Vice President Sameer Divekar on Sustainability & India

The following is an extract from our book Five Decades of India’s Built Environment co-authored by Dikshu Kukreja and Arunima Kukreja. The book is now available for sale on Amazon.

How Can We Ensure Structural Safety in Buildings

The number of instances of structural failures in the history of construction is concerning. The recent collapse of a residential tower in Gurugram, India, is a stark reminder of the terrifying consequences of negligence in ensuring structural safety of buildings.

Four Passive Design Techniques to Build Sustainably in Tropical Climates

According to a study by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), our built environment contributes to more than 40% of global energy use and over one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. About 28% of these emissions are attributed to building operations, a large part of which is made up of artificial lighting and air conditioning systems.

How Transit-Oriented Developments Can Create Cities for People

According to the UN World Urbanisation Prospects, more than 50% of the world's population is already living in cities, a figure that is projected to increase to about 67% by 2050.

Then and Now: Transformations in residential architecture

Architecture for centuries has co-exited with nature; initial shelter designs were made of natural and locally available materials. Creating a safe and viable habitat has been priority for all living species.

Five Decades of India’s Built Environment

India has been historically known for its repertoire in architecture and design. Post-Independence, the country struggled to come to its feet in terms of policies, economic direction, and infrastructural development.

Vernacularism in Hospitality Architecture

The scope of architecture in India is evolving fast. With the growth of industrialization and advancement in technologies, architecture firms across India have explored new styles and designs.

Does sustainable design hamper modern architecture?

Sustainability is one of the pivotal terms of the 21st Century. It has been able to rise as an essential element and create waves in almost all of the major sectors.

What is Net Zero Energy Building?

With all forms of energy being consumed at a faster rate resulting in an increase in energy prices and adverse climatic changes, there is no doubt that we will be passing on barely any natural resources to our future generations.

Long term economic benefits of sustainable design

In modern Indian architecture, sustainable design can be defined as a concept of creating built structures that are socially, ecologically and economically viable

Decoding Sustainability in Architecture

For years we have been struggling to ensure the use of natural resources and renewable energy in our building design and construction. For a safer and greener planet,

Impact of Urban Designs on Mental Health

For most Indians, navigating serpentine traffic jams and riding on pothole-ridden roads is part of everyday life. Life is no different in much of South East Asia and the developing world.

Here’s what you need to know about the India Pavilion at the world’s biggest Expo, Dubai 2020

Embrace yourself for the much-awaited event of 2021 to be hosted this October, the Dubai Expo. Making its way through the long-caused delay due to the pandemic, Dubai Expo is taking shape with even larger enthusiasm and exhilaration.

Deciphering policy design in the season finale

Designer and architect Dikshu Kukreja unfolds the impact of policies on the design sensibility of a country along with Jay Panda in the episode, ‘Reimagining tomorrow’, on Deciphering Design with Dikshu.

The two contemporaries fashion & architecture

Master designer and architect Dikshu Kukreja dives deeper into the journey of exploring design with the global fashion duo Shantanu & Nikhil Mehra in the episode Silhouettes of a Needle on ‘Deciphering Design with Dikshu’.

Demystifying Ancient Treasures

Architect Dikshu Kukreja dives deeper into his journey of exploring design with HH YKC Wadiyar, the Maharaja of Mysore, in The Magnificent Footsteps episode on ‘Deciphering Design with Dikshu’.

An insight into public space design of india and brazil

In ‘Deciphering Design with Dikshu’, Andre Aranha Correa Do Lago, the Ambassador of Brazil to India, talks about his interest in architecture, and the uncanny similarities between vernacular Indian and Brazilian architecture.

Dikshu kukreja deciphers india’s soft power with sunil kant munjal

Designer and architect Dikshu Kukreja captures the essence of Indian artisans and varied crafts along with Sunil Kant Munjal in the episode, ‘Life of a Wondrous Craft’, on Deciphering Design with Dikshu.

From plate to palate

Celebrity chef Manish Mehrotra discusses cooking traditional dishes with a global touch as well as creating a memorable dining experience with architect Dikshu Kukreja.

Making the world move

Architect Dikshu Kukreja discusses design and its function across cars and construction with industrialist Gautam Singhania.

A breakthrough show on design and lifestyle

Master Designer and Architect Dikshu C. Kukreja has come with the most awaited show on design, lifestyle, and conversations that go beyond imagined.

Deciphering Design With Dikshu

Design, a word that holds the entire world together. It's the first thing you see when you wake up. It's there when you close your eyes.