Young Designers

editor speaks"God is in the details"- Ludwig Mies van der RoheEditorShashikant HegdeEditorial AdvisorDr M S KapadiaEditorial CoordinatorAlma OdilAdvisors (Technical)Prof. Akhtar ChauhanPrincipal, Rizvi College ofArchitecture, MumbaiAr. Karan GroverKaran Grover & Associates, VadodaraAr. Manit RastogiPrincipal Architect,morphogenesis, New Delhi I BangaloreProf. K. JaisimJAISIM-FOUNTAINHEAD, BangaloreAr. Dikshu C. KukrejaCP Kukreja Architects, New DelhiDesign & ProductionArt DirectorSatish KamathGraphic DesignersMadhukar IngavaleNitin ParkarRajendra VichareProduct HeadAbhishek MishraSr. Sales ExecutiveSaurabh SinghSubscriptionRosebin MukadamHead - CirculationRaju ChendavankarSenior Vice PresidentSanjeev SinghIndian design aesthetics and ethics are witnessing a paradigm shift towards ameritorious design canvas. They are being more environment cautious and policiesare being re-structured to accommodate their rising needs.Design demonstrates one's lifestyle. But how far and deep can one delve into this,is the topic of interest. In today's scenario, the term 'design' holds a thesaurus ofexperimentation. Backed with technological advancement and global exposure,designers are venturing into every niche domain of design — textile, home décor,furniture, computational and many more.It is said — Art is personal while Design is global. And thus a greater challengelies in its underbelly. The youth of this industry have performed progressively inportraying an exuberant art and culture of India.In honour of these young great minds, we have brought this issue in dedication tothese ideas, process(work), and executive skills. In this issue the projects byChaukor Studio, Na+P Architects and Playgroup Studio are among my favouriteprojects. The contextual behaviour of the building, user centric built environmentand close loop of material procurement are the crux of their design parti.We essentially relate design to the beautification of a building — exterior andinterior. And in the verge, we tend to overlook the elements of exterior and interiordesigning which comprise to its form making. Sujay Das, Harpreet Padam, LavanyaAsthana, Versha Vohra, Tejas Sidnal, Keyur Mistry and Nikita Bansal represents thisniche, essential domain of designing that projects a twist of Indian culture in thecontemporary times.In addition to this, we have brought you Ar. Sushant Verma's brief discourse ofadaptation of computational design in shaping a better future with a strongemphasis on dynamic educational module.Page over page, projects over projects, the designers' works will leave youflabbergasted with their intrinsic design detail and a highly characterised materiallanguage.Cheers!Printed, published and edited by Shashikant Hegdeon behalf of Economic Research India Pvt. Ltd.,published at Sterling House, 5/7 Sorabji SantukLane, Off Dr. Cawasji Hormasji Lane, Dhobi Talao,Mumbai - 400 002 and printed at Jayant Printery,352/54, J. S. S. Road, Murlidhar Temple Compound,Near Thakurdwar P. O, Mumbai - 400 002.Editor: Shashikant Hegde06 Architecture Update July 2015