ACE January 2020

ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING N e w s a n a l y s i s a n d t e c h n o l o g y
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A Perfect Synthesis
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Responsible for creating some of the
built environment marvels across
the world, the projects designed
by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
(SOM) represent a perfect synthesis
of planning, interiors, engineering and
architecture. Vikas Bhadra catches up
with Peter Lefkovits, Laura Ettelman
and Jason Anderson; the three experts
behind some of the successful projects
SOM has executed in India and across
the world.
FEATURE
10 Construction 2020: Looking
ahead with optimism
The construction sector in India has had its
ups and downs and the road ahead needs to
be threaded with caution and discipline
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GREEN ZONE
28 An amalgamation of modern
finesse with rustic charm
An administrative building and factory
based in Hanoi, Vietnam designed by VDGA
Architects was recently conferred with the
Green Architecture Award at the 28th edition
of JK AYA Architect of the Year Awards.
30 Green Architecture: The Survival
Kit for 21 st Century
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UPDATE
31 PEC Greening India and Ahluwalia
Contracts receive GRIHA Awards
for green construction practices
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Ramco Cements – Reaching New
Heights
Bonton Technomake introduces
new seating systems
Cover Credit: Maheswar Gauda
INDUSTRY SPEAKS
14 Trimble’s digital innovations in
construction technology evolve
around constructability
Paul Wallett, Regional Director, Middle East
and India, Trimble Solutions, talks about the
role of digitisation in the Indian construction
sector.
18 The construction industry will be at the
center of rapid economic and social
change
Nejeeb Khan, Head Design and Business
Strategy in India, Katerra, opines that
construction sector will play a crucial role in
India’s growth.
34 Balancing function and design:
durlum
Deependra Singh, Director, Durlum India
Pvt Ltd says innovation in the lighting
industry would be mainly focused on
improving efficiency of lighting thereby
increasing the importance of lighting
control systems in future.
36 Light design tends to be very
project specific
An architect and light designer by
profession, Arjun Rathi believes that
globalisation has amplified the importance
of light design.
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