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Architect and interiors India
12th July 2023: Architect and Interiors India | Surat Dia ...

Morphogenesis’ project, The Surat Diamond Bourse gets published on Architect and Interiors India.

FOAID 2023
7th July 2023: FOAID Ahmedabad | Surat Diamond Bourse

Sonali Rastogi has been invited as a speaker on the topic ‘Surat Diamond Bourse: Behind the design of the World’s Largest Office Building’ at FOAID 2023, Ahmedabad Edition on 7th July 2023.

SPA Bhopal
6th July 2023: School of Planning & Architecture, Bh ...

Sonali Rastogi delivered a virtual lecture at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) Bhopal, focusing on Contemporary Architecture.

WAF 2023
4th July 2023: WAF, 2023 Shortlisted- Completed Office Bu ...

The Surat Diamond Bourse has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival 2023 in Completed Office Buildings category.

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Sustainable Architecture
Biophilia , Built Environment , Climate , Environment , Landscape , Livability , Sustainability

Understanding Sustainable Architecture

Sustainability and architecture are part of a symbiotic system; they are not two different entities. In a world that is battling global crises like climate change and environmental degradation, buildings, by far, are one of the biggest consumers of energy. With the ...
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Dichotomy the global and the local
Climate , Environment , Identity , Jaali

The dichotomy of the global and the local

By Morphogenesis
Designing for the Indian context is truly about bridging two ideas: finding the right balance between local wisdom and global benchmarks. One of the biggest influences on post-colonial Indian architecture was Corbusier’s design of Chandigarh’s master plan in response to Nehru’s vision for a modern, forward-looking India. Many Indian architects still revered today for their sensitive reg ...
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Ecogradia
Built Environment , Climate , Environment , Identity , Livability , Research , Sustainability

Manit and Sonali Rastogi in Conversation With Dr Nirmal Kishnani | Ecogradia

By Morphogenesis

An Architecture of Almost Somewhere 

Founding Partners Manit and Sonali Rastogi recently chatted with Dr Nirmal Kishnani, host and editor-in-chief of Ecogradia (Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction), a global platform on sustainable architecture and urbanism. The talk traces Manit and Sonali’s upbringing and influence ...
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Building , Climate , Environment , Sustainability

Part 1: Extract from the Morphogenesis Monograph Introduction Essay

By Team Morphogenesis
We bring you the first of a 14 part series of extract from the Morphogenesis Architecture Monograph, to give you a peek into the mindspace of one of India’s best recognized, sustainable design practices.  “It has been 20 years since the inception of Morphogenesis out of a home garage. This book records our work through that journey. In the midst of a paradigm change in the nascent libe ...
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Adaptive , Building , Climate , Environment , Exposure , Facade , Glare , Light , Livability , Morphology , Research , Sustainability , Vision , Workplace

PLEA 2017 Edinburgh: The Practice of Architecture in the Tropics

By Nitin Bansal, Manit Rastogi and Piya Gupta
 Integrated Design Approach Architecture in some of the densest cities in India (and the world) demands highly conscious spatial consumption with office design standards reaching efficiencies as low as 50sq.ft./person. Consequently, high internal gains and stress on available resources have led to innovative developments in the way these buildings need to be designed and built. Sustainable architecture mus ...
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Built Environment , Climate , Environment , Institutional

Spatial Optimisation in an Institutional Setting

By Rahat Varma
Over the last decade, the world we live in has gotten increasingly smaller and more connected, as countries and communities get more transparent and accessible, its implications on the nature of work and hence the workplace are rapidly evolving. New workspaces need to have a far greater emphasis on collaboration and interdependence, so that the users may productively and effectively connect. Morphogenesis continually evolve ...
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