Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Holiday reading courtesy @aasra1410 https://t.co/V1vE8x4vmp


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December 25, 2018 at 01:49PM
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Monday, December 24, 2018

“No amount of charity in spending such fortunes can compensate in any way for the misconduct in acquiring them” Is wealthy philanthropy doing more harm than good? via @FT https://t.co/5enV6pYqo4


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December 24, 2018 at 10:04AM
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Sunday, December 23, 2018

This was the Manhattan Project of investing Passive attack: the story of a Wall Street revolution via @FT ⁦@RobinWigg⁩ https://t.co/e4Vig6MHR7


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December 23, 2018 at 02:36AM
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Friday, December 21, 2018

The venerable Nitin Desai eloquently regaling the audience at #ReimaginingDelhi with the idea that humanity is the parasite - and that our built environment, our cars and our road networks are the main permanent inhabitants of this planet


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December 21, 2018 at 07:32PM
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Does the glitter & glamour of Delhi necessitate a deforested mind? Musings by the panel at the second session of 100 years of #ReImaginingDelhi https://t.co/BoqgXxe85f


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December 21, 2018 at 07:19PM
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Trees are remarkable things. . Even when they have lived out their cycle of being environmental stabilisers (and literally making the stuff we need to breathe, Thanks), they provide us… https://t.co/tNvFja7HxB


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December 19, 2018 at 08:57AM
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

The good folks @CPRUrban discuss how to navigate India’s urban transition by looking beyond overwhelming metros to vibrant smaller towns. It needs us to unthink the urban. https://t.co/6BUWvAof6i


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December 18, 2018 at 08:50PM
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Bike Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles - via @TheAtlPhoto https://t.co/JAN4rcQRod via @TheAtlantic


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December 13, 2018 at 08:35AM
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Very pleased to be part of “Young Visionaries”, a book on the new generation of architects by Chris Van Uffelen Available at Amazon Young Visionaries: The New Generation of Architects https://t.co/HiRJplulQi https://t.co/uIaTdwZd5G


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December 12, 2018 at 10:49PM
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Saturday, December 1, 2018

In Mumbai as a nominee to the Bold Design Awards and we won a special mention for the Tri- Tessellate, an #IndustrialBuilding in #Noida. . Peers are often the best #teachers, since they… https://t.co/egJ2IT6Zgq


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December 01, 2018 at 11:07AM
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

In a bravura flourish of elitism, Eric Hobsbawm, the Marxist grandee, once wrote that the less sophisticated the population, the greater its taste for decoration. One can only argue if it’s true for architecture (it isn’t) The rules of taste via @FT https://t.co/NL3XTzV8f1


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November 25, 2018 at 10:36AM
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Friday, November 23, 2018

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit a new record in 2017 with emissions showing no signs of slowing The construction industry really needs to be wake up to the fact that our processes remain unsustainable in the long term and that local procurement is critical https://t.co/GoRX5qCW0q


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November 23, 2018 at 10:03AM
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Architectural Drawings: London’s Extraordinary “Iceberg Homes” - Architizer Journal https://t.co/6ZcuGh3eVc


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November 13, 2018 at 10:16PM
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Friday, November 9, 2018

The facts that nearly two-thirds of the urban infrastructure is yet to be built and that secondary and tertiary cities are emerging as the fastest growing urban areas offer a great opportunity to work towards inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. https://t.co/iouDnpGlqk


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November 09, 2018 at 10:44AM
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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Inaction over climate change is shameful via @FT https://t.co/eRouSAAcu6


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October 25, 2018 at 01:17AM
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

There is some empirical evidence that financial markets are increasingly paying attention to the entire government balance sheet and that strong balance sheets enhance economic resilience. https://t.co/XC8GMUZ3wA


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October 17, 2018 at 11:16PM
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Saturday, October 13, 2018

We are all self made. Only the successful admit it.


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October 13, 2018 at 09:47PM
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Monday, October 8, 2018

UN panel calls for ‘unprecedented’ action! World will miss Paris climate targets by wide margin, says report via @FT https://t.co/WzEyqfavR6


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October 08, 2018 at 09:53AM
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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Friday, September 21, 2018

Catch Amit Khanna at DTalks today evening as he speaks at #foaid2018 . The #PechaKucha format is a concise method of exposition where you can showcase 20 slides for 20 seconds each. . The… https://t.co/J4GOeKqNNl


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September 21, 2018 at 11:45AM
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Saturday, September 15, 2018

In #Hyderabad for dialogues_india to unveil our tile design for #Nitco. . Based on the fundamental idea that a tile is as much a wall surface as it is a piece of art, the ‘weave’ is a… https://t.co/8Hy8yGnDku


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September 15, 2018 at 08:21PM
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Light is a layer, the fourth dimension of architecture https://t.co/hHJLOoEcEd


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September 15, 2018 at 11:14AM
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In #Hyderabad to showcase our tile design for @TilesNitco . The dialogues_india team and tajfalaknuma have pulled out all the stops in their warm hospitality. . Also endearing to hear the… https://t.co/tra9rY0gIe


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September 15, 2018 at 11:07AM
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Friday, September 14, 2018

The essence of architecture is to be found in nature


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September 14, 2018 at 04:29PM
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In #Hyderabad to unveil our tile design for #Nitco . There has been a long history of architectural firms designing signature collections for product manufacturers and the team at… https://t.co/XBaZcez09d


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September 14, 2018 at 09:06AM
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India’s cities are under construction on an unimaginable scale. We should probably have a sign at the airports since this is going to take a while (and that’s a good thing) https://t.co/FzKyA5WPYQ


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September 14, 2018 at 08:40AM
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Monday, September 10, 2018

Amit Khanna will be moderating a distinguished panel of speakers with the mandate to Re-Imagine Delhi. . Tuesday 11th September 6:45pm India Habitat Centre, New Delhi https://t.co/FJAu8wBZ9Y


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September 10, 2018 at 08:01PM
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Age can be harsh on the #Unloved . The best of old things can deteriorate if not maintained, whether they be #buildings or #classiccars. However, a carefully made building can be a long… https://t.co/x0cbyALA8U


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September 10, 2018 at 07:51PM
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Makes us feel better about asking potential employees about their commute during interviews https://t.co/qwdEgY3vOh


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September 09, 2018 at 09:13PM
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Humidity 100% Feels like 400%


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August 31, 2018 at 07:53PM
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Taking the wraps off it. Literally. . After agonising over a few million finishing touches, we are finally getting ready to hand over this #apartment #building to its new owners.… https://t.co/Gb6uG51GXR


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August 29, 2018 at 10:44PM
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Why is it called “independence”? Weren’t the British the one’s who were dependent on us? Anyhow, let’s collectively celebrate that our subservience isn’t to a government based outside the country It is a good thing, though - grateful we aren’t in Django’s shoes https://t.co/hvT7zqASn0


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August 14, 2018 at 11:38PM
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Saturday, August 11, 2018

“When a thousand people believe some made-up story for a month — that’s fake news. When a billion people believe it for a thousand years — that’s a religion” Are humans too flawed to survive the 21st century? via @FT ⁦@harari_yuval⁩ https://t.co/pLiaH8o0w0


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August 11, 2018 at 07:24AM
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Urban Spatiality is Inverted Architecture. . The venerable Louis #Kahn once described streets as outdoor rooms. The ceiling of this #urban situation distorts, almost inverts, our #sense of… https://t.co/nBWkGVUWfR


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August 07, 2018 at 08:11PM
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

To paraphrase @harari_yuval, a good historian can probably find a precedent for almost anything, but even the most ardent would be hard pressed to equate modern man’s obsession with unnecessary conveniences, at the cost of enormous peril to their own future existence


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July 11, 2018 at 10:16PM
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Thursday, June 14, 2018

It speaks to the discrepancy between what we see of people on the outside and what they’re experiencing on the inside; between their public faces and their private realities; between their visible swagger and invisible pain. https://t.co/GzPMvOacdq


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June 14, 2018 at 11:25AM
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Catch Amit Khanna today at the @smartcitiesind today, as he talks on the importance of integrating the human experience into the green building discourse of the Indian City https://t.co/XXcJcJFNBT


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May 23, 2018 at 02:46PM
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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Have apps for navigation, transport and curiosity lessened our need for human interaction? Can’t remember the last time I had to suddenly pick someone from the airport, or answer a quick query on the phone. These days, our friends are rarely in need,


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April 21, 2018 at 01:15AM
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Getting some mechanical help to speed things up! . A private #residential project near the… https://t.co/XNeR8g5Sgq


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April 18, 2018 at 10:30AM
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Sunday, April 8, 2018

We are a recovering society within an old civilization that has faced multiple eras of cultural amnesia. Can we rediscover ourselves & in that process, define an architecture that is deeply rooted in India’s regional vernacular, aware of its craftsmanship and spatial traditions. https://t.co/UPszkiA5Jh


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April 08, 2018 at 10:08PM
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Architecture in the present time needs to speak of our global crisis of energy consumption, waste management and wealth inequality. If we are still talking about personal expression or random inspiration in the conceptualisation of architecture, then we are dinosaurs.


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April 03, 2018 at 12:05PM
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Tonight, #SwitchOff for a bit! . At 8:30pm tonight, switch off and unplug whatever you aren’t… https://t.co/qrMwLhhE9Q


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March 24, 2018 at 02:29PM
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Friday, March 23, 2018

As technology becomes more affordable and widespread, it will increasingly get dispersed into our physical world. Future buildings may have automation that will blur into the background of the built space and will only be experienced, not actually controlled.


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March 23, 2018 at 09:43AM
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More kudos for our talented team . Adityan (second from the left) getting first prize in the… https://t.co/cky3dbEfuF


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March 23, 2018 at 07:10AM
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

We are continually in the process of designing #SmartCities through individual architectural projects - Perhaps at some point in the future, we will have participated in inadvertently creating one!


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February 27, 2018 at 06:36PM
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead


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February 21, 2018 at 10:09AM
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Monday, February 12, 2018

Are you smart about making buildings? Can you take community wisdom, add the nuances of unique experience/education and give back to the community an improved product? #PythagorasNeverSleptInARoundSouthAfricanHouse


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February 12, 2018 at 08:29PM
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The act of making buildings transcends language. Perhaps the barriers for effective communication are embedded in our systems legacy approach to planning buildings. #NowToTeachYoungArchitectsToLabelInHindi


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February 12, 2018 at 08:05PM
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Saturday, February 10, 2018

Sunday, February 4, 2018

High above the #city.. . The final slab of our multi-storied #commercialrealestate project in… https://t.co/bhwK5rN864


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February 04, 2018 at 09:24PM
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Construction workers used to nap in their lunch break, getting much needed rest. Now they use the time to watch videos & call home Undoubtedly there will be a loss in productivity - No one can perform hard manual labour all day long


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February 04, 2018 at 01:36PM
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