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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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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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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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Building , Corporate , Environment , Livability , Masterplanning

Maker Maxity, Mumbai

By Manit Rastogi
Maker Maxity is truly a microcosm of a Smart City – where Morphogenesis departed from a traditional Master Planning approach to one of Urban Design. The horizontal plane has been designed for walkability, and with a focus on public art & sculpture, both rare conditions in India today. The offices and other buildings integrate strongly with the landscape, through plazas and squares crafted as an integral part of the lands ...
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Bengaluru
Cities , Environment , Landscape , Livability

Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future

By Siddharth Joshi, Amritha Krishnan & Rishikesh AG
Abstract: In this talk, Professor Nagendra examines the past, present, and future of nature in Bengaluru, one of India’s largest cities. Though threatened, nature in the city exhibits a remarkable tenacity. She charts changes in nature from the 6th century CE to the present, drawing on original social-ecological field research, coupled with archival analysis, satellite remote sensing, and oral histories. She ...
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Japanese Style of Landscape
Biophilia , Environment , Landscape , Livability

Japanese Style of Landscape

By Aakanksha Mehta
While picturesque English gardens with tea houses and pavilions and ‘eye catcher’ French Gardens have become more popular with Western World as discussed in the previous blogs, most folks also devote all or part of their backyards to this style of landscaping. Japanese gardens are traditional gardens that create miniature idealized landscapes, often in a highly abstract and stylized way.[1] These garden ...
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Inside Outside
Built Environment , Cities , Livability , Research , Residential

Framing Views: Improving the User Experience of Spaces

By Rahat Varma
We, as users of the built environment, spend most of our days in heavily cordoned off spaces, attempting to both be productive during our work day and to turn-off the hustle and relax after work hours. The unpleasant truth is that we do not have enough time to be outdoors and experience what nature has to offer. With the prevalent introverted construction style being applied to most new developments, it is essential for us as ...
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