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PARENTHESIS / CHA:COL

Mar 2010

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Educational ,Urban Planning , CHA:COL, India, Parenthesis

Our friends from CHA:COL shared with us their urban strategy, PARENTHESIS, with us. When the New School of Planning and Architecture decide to relocate an institution, CHA:COL imagined this new school as an interconnected whole where the plan connects disparate structures with the natural environment. Set in India, the country already has a rich history of education that synthesizes the exterior with the interior, so CHA:COL’s strategy enforces this pedagogical mentality.

More about Parenthesis after the break.

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Westwood Residence / CHA:COL

Jun 2009

Uploaded by Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses ,Refurbishment ,Selected , California, CHA:COL, USA

Architects: CHA:COL / Chinmaya+Apurva Collaborative
Location: Westwood, California, USA
Constructed Area: 232 sqm
Photographs: Benny Chan of Fotoworks

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CHA:COL’s Fairwood Building

Jun 2009

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Skyscrapers , CHA:COL, India

Los Angeles based husband-wife studio, CHA:COL (Chinmaya+Apurva Collaborative), recently designed the Fairwood Building as part of a proposed Infrastructure City for hi-tech services in western India. The towers, that aim to replicate interconnected figures, will benefit the growing commercial district with their programmatic elements.

Further project description and more images after the break. read more »

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