| landscape design
BEING ONE WITH NATURE
THE OBEROI VINDHYAVILAS WILDLIFE RESORT, BANDHAVGARH, MADHYA PRADESH
IPDM Services (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
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The resort is set across 25 acres and features 19 luxury tents and an executive suite, along with a public building housing a library, bar, all-day dining restaurant, and a wellness spa. Inspired by the philosophy of “being one with nature”, the resort is designed to offer an immersive stay rooted in sustainability and environmental stewardship.
The landscape in this project serves two key ecological purposes: to channel rainwater from the rear outside areas through the site toward the north culvert and to rewild and restore the land with native forest trees and grasses, while also ensuring the open spaces function well at various levels—private, semi-private, and public.
Agricultural activity over the years has removed much of the original vegetation, leaving the soil exposed and accelerating land degradation. The design approach has focused on merging the site seamlessly with its natural surroundings. Native forest species such as,Madhuca longifolia (mahua), Terminalia arjuna (arjun), and Ficus bengalensis (banyan) are reintroduced to revitalise the land and rebuild its ecological structure. Additional supportive species like Terminalia catappa (Indian almond) and Neolamarckia cadamba (kadamb) are also planted to enhance biodiversity and strengthen the long-term restoration process.
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PRACTICE | PLACE | PEOPLE
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GROWTH PARADOX: REIMAGINING LANDSCAPES
IFLA-APR REGIONAL CONGRESS 2025
Report by Dipti Mhatre
| landscape design
GROUND AS ARCHIVE
SMRITIVAN EARTHQUAKE MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM, BHUJ, GUJARAT
Vastushilpa Sangath LLP, Ahmedabad
HOLDING THE HILLS
NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE UNIVERSITY OF EXCELLENCE (NSBUOE), SIKKIM
Satish Khanna Associates, New Delhi
INTO THE WOODS
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IMK Architects, Mumbai
WEAVING MEMORY AND SPACE
KOLA BHABAN PRANGON
FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH
STHANIK Consultants, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ECOLOGY, MATERIAL AND DESIGN
PLAY AREA, AMERICAN EMBASSY SCHOOL, NEW DELHI
Paras Sareen and Associates, Jalandhar
BEING ONE WITH NATURE
THE OBEROI VINDHYAVILAS WILDLIFE RESORT, BANDHAVGARH, MADHYA PRADESH
IPDM Services (INDIA) Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
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| books | research | documentation
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