INTERVIEW
C. N. SRINIVASAN, MD,
C. R. Narayana Rao Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
A design has to respond to site, climate, client requirements and so many other diverse inputs which give us leeway for tremendous creativity. Every design therefore has a unique DNA of its own and acquires a persona as it ages and as the users interact with the design. The signature aspect if you really want to call it that is that each design has a personality which evolves just like we do.

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COVER FEATURE
Transforming India’s
Warehousing Infrastructure
Indian economy is witnessing growth rate of over 7 per cent for past two years, since the new government has been formed at the centre, and is expected to grow by 7.5 per cent for next three years. This GDP calculation is driven by three main areas - agriculture, manufacturing and services, with services accounting for more than 56 per cent of the GDP’s share.

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Efficiently Planned
Noida World One
A commercial project with corporate offices/IT and retail showrooms. The project consists of five towers having 30 storeys with parking at the basements floors, retail showroom at next two levels and then office floors. The top floor is a terrace garden and swimming pool. The three towers are inter-connected with 30 m long bridge giving a look of a big floor plate at the top.

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Interview
Atul Bhobe,
MD, S.N.Bhobe & Associates Pvt. Ltd.
As compared to the past, today, the computer software for structural analysis purpose and also for drafting and detailing purposes are easily available in the market. Our young engineers are capable enough to make the effective use of the software to produce some of the most complex steel structure designs. The structural steel industry has developed the capability to produce large variety of standard.

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Lending Character
Kongu Convention Centre, Erode
Kongu Convention Center was designed with the aim to provide world-class facilities to students who yearn for better socio-cultural interaction and high quality infrastructure, while keeping the cost of the whole construction to the minimum. Ar. Gurpreet Shah’s vision was to create an auditorium which could be used for other recreational purposes such that it is utilized all around the year. 

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Green Thrust
Thermatech® Solar
Reflectance Technology
Average temperature in the world has increased over the last few years. The frequency of hot days and nights has increased and is likely to continue to be so. It is creating stressful, unhealthy, and unproductive working conditions. These conditions are more common in cities, where urban heat islands (UHIs) are caused by the intensity

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Experimental Replicates
Landscape Evolution Observatory
The Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO) is the world’s largest laboratory experiment in the interdisciplinary Earth sciences. The experiment consists of three artificial landscapes contained within elaborate steel structures and located inside three adjacent bays within the University of Arizona – Biosphere 2. The landscapes are designed as experimental replicates.

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Project Management
Structural Modelling in AVEVA Bocad
The fabrication sector in India forms a sub segment of the engineering industry. This is a highly fragmented and labour intensive sector with medium and small scale industries heavily dependent on job work. Since the demand for fabrication sector comes from the engineering sector, the growth of fabrication industry largely depends on the overall industrial scenario. 

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Creative Expression
The Crescent, Surat
The instructions given to the architect was to provide a small single level office for the client with the requirements of a reception, cabins, pantry, a dining area for the staff and a small conference room. The site is located in Surat City in Gujarat in India where temperatures are in excess of 35°C for 8 months of the year and the sun is always on the southern side. 

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Retrofit Building
Gnostic Centre, Gurgaon
The Gnostic Centre is a campus for spiritual and academic learning sandwiched between Delhi and its suburb Gurgaon. The landscape and architecture of the campus act as an oasis for contemplation and oneness with nature. The buildings on the campus consists of a conference centre, a tea pavilion, a guest house, and cottages for residents (under construction), with a proposal for an amphitheatre.

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