The Adani Group, which won the Dharavi Redevelopment Project from the state government last year, on Monday said it has onboarded three city planners, including Hafeez Contractor, to present a draft redevelopment plan for the largest slum cluster in Asia. In a statement, the group, which has promised to invest Rs 21,000 crore in the first phase, has roped in world famous architect Hafeez Contractor, design firm Sasaki, and consultancy firm Buro Happold as city and infrastructure planners for the project.
Hafeez Contractor talks to Priyanka Jain about his career trajectory, and tips for aspiring architects.
The Congress' new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi was inaugurated on Wednesday, as the grand old party turned a page in its history after operating from its iconic 24, Akbar Road premises for the last 47 years.
'You will really wish oh! Had I stayed in Dharavi I would have got a nice house. I can assure you that. We will make dreams come true.'
A family priest performed the prayers as per Parsi tradition before the last rites.
Members of the Parsi community, business leaders and politicians were among those who attended the cremation.
Top architecture firms belonging to Hafeez Contractor and C P Kukreja have offered to design a few stations free of cost.
The magnitude of plexiglass, marbonite, landscaping, greenery and all the stylised concrete is grand enough.
His vision for Jet Airways is to operate the carrier as a full-service airline, both domestic and international.
Typically, these unsung and largely anonymous backroom boys account for as much as 45-55 per cent of a building cost and bear the burden of reducing energy waste over the life cycle of the structure. And yet, for all the Hafeez Contractors and Charles Correas, you might be hard put to remember the named of any MEP service provider.
The skyscraper, to be built as part of the ambitious Noida City Centre in Uttar Pradesh, will be higher than the 508 metre-high Taipei 101 in the Taiwanese capital, currently the tallest building in the world.
Well known architect Hafeez Contractor talks about the man who inspired him the most, Charles Correa.
The list of the prestigious Padma Awards 2016 awardees is out and superstar Rajnikanth is set to be honoured with the nation's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.
Work on the 340-acre campus expected to be completed by April this year
President Pranab Mukherjee presented five Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and forty-three Padma Shri awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Dr Kalam, the scientist with the poet's heart, started the journey of his life from a small town in Tamil Nadu.
India's foremost architect and town planner was renowned as much for his 'breathing' spaces as for his irascible personality
Govt says coastal road is meant to decongest Mumbai, experts believe it would be counter-productive.
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