Shanmugam Associates designs The Northstar School in Rajkot, built on a modular classroom system, stepwell-inspired courtyards, water bodies, and a jaali and creeper-screened limestone facade.
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Hospitality
Hotel Aurora, Merano, Italy, by Hannes Peer Architecture—A Three-Generation Hotel Renovation
Hannes Peer Architecture renovates Hotel Aurora in Merano, a 59-room family-run hotel, with a new aluminium facade by Feld72, a ceramic and concrete-detailed lobby, and a Listening Bar.
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Commercial
Oscar Bravo, Sydney, Australia, by March Studio—A Tailoring Store Rebuilt for the Jet Age
March Studio designs Oscar Bravo, a 70 sq. m tailoring store in Sydney’s heritage-listed 62 Pitt Street building, with brand identity by Cavigneaux and a material language drawn from Jet …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Rokan Liu of SANIKB, Foshan: The Manufacturer Who Treats a Spec Sheet Like a Promise
His factory floor in Foshan has been shipping kitchen and bath fittings into homes and hotels across North America for twenty-five years. He talks about ceramics the way an engineer …
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Studiio Dangg designs Refuge, a 3,200 sq. ft. resto-bar in Delhi built around curved plaster interiors, a brass-clad bar and custom stainless steel sculptures by Nitush-Aroosh.
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Marc Meeuwissen of Dear Objects, Belgium: The Designer Who Builds With One Sheet and One Saw
Marc Meeuwissen of Dear Objects, Belgium: The Designer Who Builds With One Sheet and One Saw He spent years designing corporate identities, and the physical work that came with them, …
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In 1933, the Japanese novelist Junichirō Tanizaki wrote an essay defending something most of his contemporaries were busy getting rid of: darkness.
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Wooden toys are not a Channapatna invention, or even an Indian one. Turned and lacquered wood has appeared across cultures that developed the tools and techniques to shape it, from …
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Public & Cultural
Crystal Palace’s Dinosaurs Are Restored, the Building That Housed Them Never Will Be
RR Décor launches Jim Thompson at Decorgeous Lifestyle in Chennai, bringing the Asian luxury textile brand’s fabrics, wallcoverings and 2026 collections to South India for the first time.
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RR Décor launches Jim Thompson at Decorgeous Lifestyle in Chennai, bringing the Asian luxury textile brand’s fabrics, wallcoverings and 2026 collections to South India for the first time.
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