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NEWS
2020
Playgroup Studio + Matter conducts a workshop on 'Design + Learning Space'
AUG 2019
VISTA MARE published in 50 Beautiful Houses of India Vol.5 .
2017
COFFEE PAVILION published on ARCH DAILY - the world's most visited architecture website.
AUG 2018
ELATHUR HOUSE published in 50 Beautiful Houses of India Vol.4 .
2016
ELATHUR HOUSE published on ARCH DAILY - the world's most visited architecture website.
2016
ARAMBOL HOUSE AND NILAMBUR HOUSE published in 91 residences - Contemporary Houses in India.
JAN 2016
NILAMBUR HOUSE published in INSITE - Official Magazine of Indian Institute of Interior designers .
OCTOBER 2015
Harsh Patel, invited to lead the GOA team, at the DWELL 2015. An initiative of the Charles Correa Foundation, ‘DWELL’ is a workshop for Architects, Designers and Students of Architecture and Design to instigate thought on mitigating increasing urban densities especially in the context of housing. The 2015 Edition of 'DWELL' departed from the 2014 edition, which addressed the idea of 'Density', and proposed to look at the city from the perspective of the 'Un-Designed' – the eclectic urban reality of India which includes a powerful parallel system that operates beyond the predictable.
JULY 2015
COFFEE PAVILION AND ARAMBOL HOUSE featured in ARCHITECTURE UPDATE, JULY 2015.
JUNE 2015
Bhavana Hameed worked jointly with CLUSTER, participating in their projects and sharing her experiences at the Charles Correa Foundation with them on her two week trip to Cairo. CLUSTER — Cairo Laboratory for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research is an organisation that is dedicated to investigating new approaches that would generate alternative modes of urban development in Cairo with sustainability as the key focus. Founded by Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker, CLUSTER studio operates out of Downtown Cairo with a team of 15 to 20 architects and urban researchers.
MAY 2015
PLAYGROUP STUDIO invited to present their works at Melange 2015. An initiative by KOKUM, MELANGE is a design discourse aimed to understand Architecture by understanding culture, context and the way it is practiced professionally. Its an intensive educational experience aimed at providing a high impact learning program.
MAY 2015
ETH Studio Basel published the book 'The Inevitable Specificity of Cities' which is a compilation of student works and others on research conducted in 8 selected cities. This book includes the research work undertaken by Bhavana Hameed and Lorenzo Burgi on the Ancienne Medina of Casablanca, in 2005 while they were students at ETH, Switzerland. Edited by Herzog & De Meuron, R. Deiner, M. Meili, M. Herz, C. Schimd, M. Topalovic
MAY 2015
Bhavana Hameed presented her research work on the Ancient Medina of Casablanca (Morocco) which was conducted by the Basel Studio of ETH University followed by her experience while travelling on a two month backpacking trip through the labyrinths and covered alleys of Morocco with her husband - Harsh. The presentation was held at Charles Correa Foundation Studio, Panjim on Saturday, 25th April 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
MARCH 2015
Talk by Harsh Patel on 'Evolving a Type and Translating it into a Built Form' The talk was aimed at understanding the development of an architectural type and allowing the final constructed form to take shape based on various external constraints specific to the project - elaborated through examples taken from personal works.
FEBRUARY 2015
Harsh Patel, invited as a panelist for the Kurula Varkey Design Forum, held at CEPT University. He delivered a talk "KVDF ..... and beyond" aimed at understanding the importance of academic exercises and their application in professional practice.
NOVEMBER 2014
Harsh Patel, invited to lead the GOA team, at the DWELL 2014. An initiative of the Charles Correa Foundation, ‘DWELL’ is a workshop for Architects, Designers and Students of Architecture and Design to instigate thought on mitigating increasing urban densities especially in the context of housing. The workshop intends to introduce the many perspectives, forces and pull-push factors that influence life in a city.
JANUARY 2015
Arambol House, OM KAIROS, featured in Indian Architect and Builder Jan 2015.
JULY 2014
Bhavana Hameed and Harsh Patel presented their experiences while travelling on a one month backpacking trip through Sanaa and its neighboring towns within Yemen. The presentation was held at Charles Correa Foundation Studio, Panjim on Saturday, 12th July 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
MAY 2014
COFFEE PAVILION featured in Indian Architect and Builder MAY 2014.