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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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Construction trends
Adaptive , Building , Cities , Environment , Livability , Restoration , Sustainability , Vision

Construction trends that need to go!

While much of the construction we see today is driven by trends in materials or aesthetics, it is high time we recognise that sustainability is the non-negotiable need of the hour. Sustainable architecture is about minimal possible intervention and maximum conservation of energy, about doing mor ...

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Social Inclusivity
Adaptive , Building , Built Environment , Cities , Environment , Livability , Morphology , Sustainability

Social Inclusivity : Pushing the Envelope of Sustainable Architecture

By Morphogenesis

Currently, 55% of the global population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050, compounding problems such as housing shortage, traffic congestion, and pollution, and impact the quality of life of citizens. 

The built environment affects its surroundings and the people who inhabit it. Sustainable archite ...

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Sustainabilty
Adaptive , Biophilia , Built Environment , Environment , Jaali , Landscape , Light , Livability , Sustainability

How can we design sustainable buildings across different scales and contexts?

By Morphogenesis

Sustainable design can reduce a building's energy consumption by up to 80%. However, sustainable design strategies should respond to the context— they should balance the site's unique geography and weather conditions with functional and budgetary restrictions.

At Morphogenesis, we consciously attempt to undertake projects across India’s di ...

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

Understanding Sustainable Architecture

By Morphogenesis
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 increased significance of building sensitively,  there is no need to develop a new, futur ...
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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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outdoor office pin
Adaptive , Biophilia , Built Environment , Corporate , Environment , Landscape , Sustainability , Workplace

Outdoor Offices | A Post Pandemic Solution For Workplaces

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The world has witnessed one of the gravest challenges of the century in the form of the global pandemic. The crisis, with its own set of difficulties, taught us to adapt to a new way of living, working, and socializing. It has also provided us with food-for-thought and forced us to re-look at the way we design our workspaces and homes. As the Indian economy opened up and employees returned to their workplaces, organizations ...
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Environment , Sustainability

Part 2: Extract from the Morphogenesis Monograph Sustainability Essay

By Team Morphogenesis
We bring you the second 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. “Sustainability: defined as the ability to endure in local conditions and thrive in its lifecycle, the projects that are planned at the architecture firm are maintainable in their individual ecosystem ...
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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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Building , Environment

Morphogenesis at World Architecture Festival 2017 & Dubai Design Week 2017

By Team Morphogenesis
Our upcoming talks at two of the Architectural world’s premier global gatherings- Dubai Design Week on 15th Nov, 2017, and WAF in Berlin on 16th Nov, 2017. Almost a decade ago, we became India’s first practice to win a WAF award. The year was 2009, and the project Pearl Academy Jaipur, won an award for the Best Learning Building. Life comes full circle, and it’s significant in more wa ...
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