Architecture + Design

A+D, is in its 29th year of publication and is the only national monthly of architecture for architects, designers, students of architecture, construction industry, building promoters and planners. Based on a very contemporary format, it portrays the modern trends in building technology, research and development in the process of design, project profiles, conservation and environmental issues, product and material information, etc. Focused at an entirely new segment of readers, A+D makes good business sense for those who are looking at promoting their products to an industry, which could add to their institutional sales substantially.

FOREWORD

Architecture + Design

about the issue

DESIGN INTEL • What’s making waves in architecture, interiors and beyond? The future is unfolding, and we’re here to catch it first

MATgenie: INTELLIGENCE THAT BUILDS BETTER DECISIONS

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INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN: RETHINKING INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN IN INDIA • The founder of MOFA Studio urges a rethink of India’s institutional design, emphasising inclusivity through fluid circulation, expansive public spaces, and reduced barriers to foster equality and empathy across diverse users

ARCHITECTURE THAT PROTECTS, INSPIRES, AND BEFRIENDS • Four years after their first A+D cover story, Meena Murthy Kakkar and Vishal Kakkar return as visionaries redefining institutional design in India. Their latest project, The Tagore School, embodies everything Envisage has become known for: three-pronged sustainability, age-calibrated spatial design, material honesty, and an unwavering belief that architecture shapes memory more than function ever could

BUILT TO LAST • Since 1995, Trident Construction is delivering durable, high-performance construction solutions across industrial, commercial and institutional sectors nationwide

BEYOND SCORES AND RANKS: MANORAMA ARORA’S VISION FOR EDUCATION • The Academic Director of The Tagore Group of Schools on building resilient minds, holistic development, and why every student deserves the courage to dream

A REVOLUTIONARY VISION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION • The Robert Day Sciences Center at Claremont McKenna College exemplifies multidisciplinary integration and interaction

CATALYST FOR CHANGE: WOHA’S GREEN REVOLUTION • BRAC University’s new Dhaka campus transforms an unloved dumping ground into a vibrant academic and civic anchor

DESIGNED TO PAUSE • Amid the growing discourse around slow architecture, Sangha Bhavan in Kolkata emerges as a disciplined counterpoint to speed and spectacle. Designed by Pooja Bihani of Spaces and Design, the Jain community centre calibrates light, proportion, and material to regulate pace at the level of the body—using spatial sequencing and restraint to turn slowness into a quietly radical architectural stance

PATTERNS MEET PURPOSE • Grid, pattern, repetition and symmetry are the four cornerstones of this apartment designed by Natasha Shah of Between Walls. Here, luxury meets timeless design, balancing grandeur with enduring comfort for a family of four

BETWEEN THE LEAVES AND LIGHT • Co-founders of The Works Interiors Devika and Raj Khosla blend conscious luxury, artisanal craftsmanship, and an abiding reverence for nature in Villa Shai

WHERE ROME, BARCELONA, AND AI CONVERGE • A New Delhi courtyard transforms into a surrealist sanctuary inspired by Rome’s Trevi Fountain. Designed by Manish Gulati, Founder of MOFA Studio, Fonte D’Amore is a sculptural meditation on memory, water, and time shaped through AI and craft

FLUIDITY IN MOTION • The designer weaves an enchanting symphony of curves and textures in this family home