WATCH LIVE: SURFACES REPORTER E-TALKS 5th & 6th OCT 2020 with 3 Legendary Architects on World Architecture Day & Le Corbusier Day | Shivdatt Sharma, Isay Weinfeld, Thomas Vonier

On the occasion of World Architecture Day and to Le Corbusiers birthday , SURFACES REPORTER (SR) in association with School of Architecture, Noida International University has planned a special E-Talk Series with 3 legendary architects SD Sharma, Ar Isay Weinfeld, Brazil, Ar Thomas Vonier, USA

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Ar James Law defines World Beyond COVID-19 | SR Exclusive

An Architect, technologist and entrepreneur, James Law, Founder, Cybertecture, is a person who thinks ahead of his time. In an exclusive interview to Surfaces Reporter (SR) James talks about his views in the world beyond COVID-19.

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Apple Reveals A Globe-Shaped Floating Marina Bay Sands Store in Singapore | Foster + Partners

Apple Marina Bay Sands Store, designed by Foster + Partners, has recently opened to the public in Singapore.

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Cabinet Approves Affordable Rental Housing Development for Urban Migrants

The Union Cabinet took a landmark decision by giving its approval to the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC), which is a sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- for urban migrants and the poor.

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Wood in Structural Use - Building Techniques

Forestry Innovation Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FII, Canada, also known as Canadian Wood has vigorously encouraged the use of wood sourced from the sustainably managed forests in B.C., Canada.

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Architects see Spike in demand for Home offices

Although the government has lifted the lockdown, there are many companies who are planning to make Work From Home a permanent state of work. However, due to the crunch of space at home, people have started asking the architects to build home offices essentially.

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Indian Institute of Architects Calls for Complete Boycott of Chinese Goods & Services

The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), the national body of architects in the country has urged its members and the entire architectural fraternity & its associates to completely boycott of Chinese goods & services.

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Is Algorithm the Future of Architecture?

Earlier, in the late 1980s and 1990s, CAD- computeraided design gave the architects a new way to design. Architects were able to experiment with new organic forms, free from the restraints of slide rules and protractors.

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JSW Won’t Import Materials from China. SR Asks, Who Else Will Follow?

The conflicts between India and China at LAC and the death of several Indian soldiers has emboldened the chairman of JSW group -Sajjan Singh Jindal to cut economic links with China.

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Air Filter That Can Kill Coronavirus

The Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with Medistar & others has created a new air filter containing commercially available nickel foam, to catch and kill the Coronavirus (SARSCoV- 2) responsible for COVID-19.

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Century Plyboards Collaborates With E-Commerce Giant Flipkart

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, when every industry is giving more preference to digital platforms, how can one of the top-notch Plywood-makers of the country- Century Plyboards (India) lag behind? Recently, the brand forayed into e-commerce collaborating with Flipkart.

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Welspun Group forays into Warehousing with 110-acre logistics park estimated 900 cr in Bhiwandi

The Welspun Group has recently finished work of its maiden 110-acre project in Bhiwandi that entails an estimated investment of INR 900 CR and has a Grade A warehousing park with a potential leasable area of approximately 3.2 MM sqft.

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Central Public Works Department (CPWD) revokes Ban on Timber

Central Public Works Department (CPWD), which came under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has removed the ban on timber in the construction of buildings and habitat projects.

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