| landscape & architecture
SUSTAINABILITY AND SIMPLICITY
Padmaja Pradhan
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| Rajoo and Padmaja Pradhan’s journey in landscape architecture began in school, inspired by nature, influential mentors, and a passion for environmental sustainability. Their deep interest in the field, coupled with extensive professional experience, culminated in the establishment of a practice that has now thrived for over three decades. Throughout their career, they have crafted functional, seamless spaces that prioritize minimal ecological impact, blending aesthetic value with environmental responsibility.
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I think my landscape journey must have begun sometime during my school days. I stayed in South Mumbai and visiting Malabar Hills & gardens around was a regular for me. I was fortunate to go to a school which had a large campus with gardens and a variety of trees and plants all over the campus. My hobby of observing trees and plants started from those days.
Both of us got interested in ‘Landscape Architecture’ as a subject during our college years [Padmaja – Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, Rajoo – Rachana Sansad’s Academy of Architecture, Mumbai]. Rajoo’s college design projects would be more landscape oriented.
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HISTORIES, LEGACIES & EMERGING LANDSCAPES
| legacies
LEGACIES OF URBANISM AND TEACHING
BOOK REVIEW: CITIES, CITIZENS, CLASSROOMS AND BEYOND
Review by Meghal Arya
BRIDGING ARCHITECTURE, NATURE AND PEOPLE
TRIBUTE: CHRISTOPHER CHARLES BENNINGER
Varsha Gavandi
IN PURSUIT OF MEANING
TRIBUTE: RANJIT SABIKHI
Sachin Jain
A GARDEN CITY CHRONICLE: LALBAGH
BOOK REVIEW: BANGALORE’S LALBAGH |
A CHRONICLE OF THE GARDEN AND THE CITY
Review by Seema Mundoli
| landscape & architecture
SUSTAINABILITY AND SIMPLICITY
Padmaja Pradhan
SPACES THAT INSPIRE, NURTURE AND ENDURE
Ranjan Daniel
| urban spaces
THE STORY OF A THOUSAND PARKS
REVIVAL OF THE BBMP PARKS OF BENGALURU
Preetanshi Singh & Shantesh Kelvekar
ECO RESTORATION OF LAKES
ENHANCING THE BLUE GREEN NETWORK OF THE CITY | COIMBATORE
Oasis Designs Inc., New Delhi
BKC SCULPTURE PLAZA
BANDRA, MUMBAI
Hemali Landscape Studio, Mumbai
NEPEAN GREENS
RECLAIMING INCLUSIONS: A DEMOCRATIC AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN HAVEN | MUMBAI
Compartment S4, Mumbai
THE RAVINE PARK
GODREJ RIVERGREENS | PUNE
Studio POD + Enviroscape
RUINSCAPE
LANDSCAPE FOR A MICROBREWERY | BENGALURU
VSLA, Bengaluru
| informal
DESIGNING A MULTISPECIES CITY
STRAY DOGS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
Ananya Jain
RECLAIMING LANDSCAPE
COLLECTIVE MEMORY AND THE MANY LIVES OF KOLIWADA, DHARAVIKareena Kochery & Samidha Patil
| infrastructure & technology
BIOPHILIC DESIGN & CITIES
ENHANCING HUMAN LIVING THROUGH NATURE-INSPIRED, MULTISENSORY ENVIRONMENTS
Mahalakshmi Karnad
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