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.

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Architecture + Design

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

WHEN FIRE SAFETY MEETS ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY - ALUDECOR RAISES THE BAR • #BeatTheFire. It began as a movement. Now, it’s a declaration.

WHAT OUTLASTS THE ATTENTION • A decade after founding Küche7, entrepreneur and market disruptor Naeem Chauhan has transformed stainless steel from an industrial material into one of the most coveted surfaces in Indian luxury homes — building a brand defined by longevity, craftsmanship and conviction

THE COURTYARD AS INDIA’S MOST INTELLIGENT PLANNING DEVICE • Monika Choudhary of Habitat Architects reflects on the Indian courtyard as a climate-responsive planning device for contemporary homes, hospitality, civic spaces and sustainable architecture

THE LUXURY OF BELONGING • This is a portrait of a designer who has never worked by formula. From the way she interprets a design brief to the way she edits materials, Farah Agarwal’s work is shaped by observation, intuition, and a deep sensitivity to the people who live within the spaces she creates. In this conversation, the founder of Chestnut Storeys reflects on luxury as something intimate rather than performative, on duality as coexistence rather than contrast, and on a Chennai design culture that is steadily becoming more experimental while remaining rooted in its own climate, craft, and culture

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INDIA’S NEXT CHAPTER; BY DESIGN • These homegrown brands aren’t reviving craft for nostalgia. They’re reinventing it for the way we live now

TANVI DEOLEKAR & SHUBHAM MESTRY

DEEPTI & AYUSH JAIN

SAINA TAKKAR

SWETHA RAJU

SRISHTI & PAMALJEET

A FLOATING MUSEUM • In Haikou, Ma Yansong creates a museum without columns that connects all galleries with one single spiral

WHERE HISTORY COMES TO LIFE • Conceived, designed, and brought to life by Design Factory India (DFI), the Anant Anadi Vadnagar Archaeological Experiential Museum stands as a testament to history

OLD WALLS, NEW ECHOES • At the Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum in Ahmedabad, RMA Architects led by Rahul Mehrotra and Robert Stephens worked across restoration, adaptive reuse, and new construction to create a museum campus where heritage, contemporary art, and landscape coalesce

HELD IN CONCRETE, LIT IN ORANGE • Geethu Gangadharan and Sreyas Vidhu rethink the language of industrial minimalism, transforming concrete, lime plaster, and sculptural form into a hospitality experience that feels unexpectedly warm, intimate, and cinematic

THE LIGHT ROOM • Designed by Unorthodox Designs, the Lumvel Lighting Experience Centre in Delhi rethinks the lighting showroom through dark rooms, layered installations and controlled spatial conditions that allow fixtures to be experienced within architecture instead of standard retail displays

THE RETURN TO OFFICE • As offices renegotiate their relevance after years of remote work, Studio PKA’s Lighthouse Funds foregrounds interaction, atmosphere and collective presence

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