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India and Japan discuss urban development
India and Japan are embarking on sharing expertise in urban development. The working group held wide discussions on re-use of recycled water for non-potable uses, water training institute, earthquake disaster prevention and urban governance and urban planning in India and JNNURM. Issues like sustainable urban transport in metropolitan area, Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) policy in [...]
Foreign Architects Rush into India
The profession and practise of architecture in India has undergone a complete transformation in this decade. The last eight years have been a boom time, not seen since the heady days of Post Indipendance India. The booming economy and the burgeoning middle class has prompted developers to bring in foreign architects with foreign fees to [...]
Corbusier’s Legacy Stolen From Chandigarh
To an architect, this is really sad news. Chandigarh has been Independant India’s first and largest planned city. Planned and designed by arguably the greatest architect of the last century, Le Corbusier; it carries Corb’s signature in more ways than one can imagine. From the massive Secretariat to the Law Buildings and Courthouses, Le Corbusier’s [...]
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