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6/3/2025, 12:54:33 PM

*Writer’s Cottage, Velhe, Maharashtra, by Fractal Chaos* _Screenwriter and director Megha Ramaswamy approached Fractal Chaos to design a weekend home in Pasli Gaon, Velhe—a village about 150 km from Pune, Maharashtra. The site is located between the Deccan Plateau and the Western Ghats, which gives it a unique ecology with four seasons. Drawn to the land by a bordering stream, Megha envisioned a retreat deeply attuned to its natural surroundings._ Read more 👇 https://architecture.live/writers-cottage-velhe-maharashtra-fractal-chaos/

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5/29/2025, 3:34:48 AM

*CEPT University | Narratives in Architecture – From Palimpsest to Bioscope* _The "Narratives in Architecture" studio, by Meghal Arya and Sonali Gurung, in CEPT University, Ahmedabad, reimagines university campuses as dynamic palimpsests. Students explored future transformations using hand drawings and storytelling, driven by imagined apocalyptic events._ Read more 👇 https://unbuiltideas.com/narratives-in-architecture-meghal-sonali-cept/

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6/12/2025, 3:21:46 AM

*Sangam, Pune, Maharashtra, by Alkesh Gangwal & Associates* _Located in the industrial landscape, the outskirts of Pune, Maharashtra, “Sangam” (tr: Confluence) stands as a distinctive architectural intervention. This 3,300-square-foot canteen, for a pharmaceutical industry, creates a compelling dialogue through its mindfully chosen palette, balancing flexibility and endurance._ Read more: 👇 https://architecture.live/sangam-canteen-pune-alkesh-gangwal-associates/

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6/4/2025, 11:44:59 AM

*Rethinking Architecture: Why Building Less Might Be Building Better* _Architects Gautam Bhatia and Ramu Katakam, in conversation with Mrinalini Ghadiok, challenge building-focused practice, positioning "unbuilt" projects as possibilities for more sustainable, equitable spatial solutions._ Read more 👇 https://unbuiltideas.com/rethinking-architecture-gautam-ramu-mrinalini/

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5/21/2025, 11:50:55 AM

*Webinar Announcement* *BIM-Powered Interiors: Unlocking Vectorworks for Interior Designers and Architects* 📅 Scheduled for Thurs, 22nd May, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM. _The session will be led by Siddharth Bhagwat, AGM - Customer Success at Nemetschek India, and will focus on how interior designers and architects can leverage BIM workflows using Vectorworks to elevate their design process._ Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8f1b84ef-ea93-44f7-a451-4bd375ddbc2f@8d2dfa3b-012d-4963-bacb-9c4f47a8cf6a

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6/9/2025, 11:16:42 AM

*“… let us never confuse “content” with critique or content production with democratization."* _Fahad Zuberi writes about the surge in architecture PR firms and influencers in India—prioritizing viral appeal over authenticity, turning architecture into a popularity contest and diminishing critical discourse._ Read more: 👇 https://architecture.live/confusing-content-with-critique-fahad-zuberi/

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6/16/2025, 5:57:47 AM

*Practice of Architecture and Relevance of Laurie Baker in Contemporary Professional Practice* _Kirtee Shah's keynote address for "Laurie Baker Birth Centenary Celebrations" interrogates the architectural profession's fundamental disconnection from societal imperatives, using Laurie Baker's praxis as a framework for examining contemporary professional alienation and proposing transformative pedagogical and practice-based interventions within India's built environment crisis._ Read more: https://architecture.live/architecture-profession-laurie-baker-kirtee-shah/

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5/25/2025, 8:11:24 AM

𝗧𝗵𝗲 '𝗧𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗸𝘂' 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀: 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘗𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢, 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩. Visit www.unbuiltideas.com for more information.

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5/21/2025, 4:24:38 AM

*Unbuilt: Centre of Excellence | Anthill Design - Competition Entry for the Council of Architecture* _If the ethic of the practice of architecture is to imbue the built environment with intimacy, then we must look at what is nearest to us for connection. The site, located at the Bangalore University Campus, had red earth and a ‘wild green’ pocket of a paradise garden that the proposal aimed at leaving as unchanged as possible. The proposal aimed at minimising the building footprint, and too achieve this a tall building was proposed with pedestrian-only approaches._ Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPZGu6mnvY

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2/15/2025, 8:14:00 AM

*VK Group announces VKollective:* An Exhibition Showcasing 50+ Years of Design, Innovation, and Urban Impact Read more 👇 https://architecture.live/vkollective-50-years-design-innovatio/