ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/989697/moksha-crematorium-rahul-deshpande-and-associates Thu, 29 Sep 2022 01:00:00 +0000 Hana Abdel https://www.archdaily.com/989697/moksha-crematorium-rahul-deshpande-and-associates A unique design assignment. Four varied religious groups, Hindus, Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Lingayat, share One parcel of Land to perform the last rights and perform rituals for their departed. The greatest challenge was each religion had its own stringent and divergent approaches to the design, in terms of color, expression, visual language, and privacy.  The municipality divided the land into different segments and had common access. It was important to express the design in a universal language to convey the sensitivity of the program while giving each community its sense of identity and personality.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/798500/valpoi-busstand-and-community-hall-rahul-deshpande-and-associates Tue, 01 Nov 2016 22:00:00 +0000 Daniela Cardenas https://www.archdaily.com/798500/valpoi-busstand-and-community-hall-rahul-deshpande-and-associates Government of Goa proposes to construct a multi-utility public building in Valpoi, a small town in the Western Ghats. It had to include a Bus Stand, a Community Hall and a Children Park with a Jogging track. The Building complex required to be maintenance free and in low budget, with all units independent in their operations, function and administration.Valpoi being nestled in the magnificent Western Ghats is often frequented by an army of hovering clouds that carry with them an armour of lightning and thunder. The design aspires to capture this wonder of nature.

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