Scale

14/04/2026

In Turin, a new metro line is being conceived by UNStudio as an extension of the city itself, drawing from its porticoes, landscapes, and patterns of movement to shape a contemporary public system.

The winning proposal for Turin’s Metro Line 2 by UNStudio was selected by an international jury chaired by Dominique Perrault for its ability to connect mobility with public life and urban identity.

Swipe life for aome stunning views of the proposal, and go to our website for a detailed look.

10/04/2026

Amaltash designed by Design ni Dukaan derives its name from the Cassia or the Golden Shower tree that stands at its entrance.

Much like its blossoms, Ithe home's light terracotta walls glow golden under the evening sun. This subtle dialogue between nature and architecture defines the identity of the project.

The project also reflects Design ni Dukaan and its team's larger commitment to sustaining craft and building creative communities.

To read more about this beautiful home, head to our website: www.scalemag.online

10/04/2026

Amaltash designed by Design ni Dukaan derives its name from the Cassia or the Golden Shower tree that stands at its entrance.

Much like its blossoms, lthe home’s light terracotta walls glow golden under the evening sun. This subtle dialogue between nature and architecture defines the identity of the project.

The project also reflects Design ni Dukaan and its team’s larger commitment to sustaining craft and building creative communities.

To read more about this beautiful home, head to our website: www.scalemag.online

08/04/2026

What does it really mean to call something modern, and who decides? In this conversation, architectural historian Thomas Oommen revisits post-independent Kerala not as a footnote to canonical modernism, but as a landscape with its own logic.

Moving away from familiar narratives, he draws attention to the ordinary, where media, migration, technical education, and everyday building practices quietly shaped a different kind of modern.

Visit our website for a detailed talk on Kerala and its version of post-independence modernism as explained by Oommen.

Interviewed by ARYA NAIR

02/04/2026

In a recent update, Qatar Museums has announced the postponement of the Design Doha Biennial 2026. Originally scheduled in April, the event will now open from 5 to 7 November 2026, with exhibitions continuing until 31 December 2026.

The decision, taken in light of the evolving situation in the region, reflects a measured shift rather than a change in intent.

Design Doha Biennial 2026 remains positioned as a platform for designers, artisans, and creative practitioners across the MENASA region.

Qatar Museums emphasised its continued commitment to the participants involved, noting that the postponement allows the biennial to unfold as originally envisioned—a gathering centred on exchange, visibility, and regional dialogue.

01/04/2026

Sacred Nature, the first Aranyani Pavilion in New Delhi, explores ecology, memory and restoration through its design.

The pavilion, commissioned by Aranyani and designed by London-based Cypriot-Colombian practice T__M.space, is a structure that occupies a 600-square-metre site within Sunder Nursery, in New Delhi with a built footprint of 200 square metres.

To know more about this beautiful space, check out our reel and to know more details and an interview with the designers, check out our website.

31/03/2026

From extraction to Art Basel Qatar, a journey that needs to be shared.

From the depths of South Africa’s Cullinan Mine to the polished spaces of Art Basel Qatar, this work by Ângela Ferreira traces a trajectory that is not just geological, but deeply political.

Her installation carries with it histories of colonial extraction, displacement, and unequal value systems. 

This is not about the brilliance of diamond alone. It is about what lies beneath it, labour, land, and legacy, that is highlighted.

In Doha, the installation asks us to reconsider what we admire.
Who owns beauty?
Who pays for it?

And can art make way for forgiveness and letting go of the trauma inflicted?


Words by Mary Joseph

29/03/2026

27/03/2026

Makkala Hubba, part of BLR Hubba, brings children into the centre of the city’s cultural life.

Held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, it reimagined play as a shared public experience through installations, games, and participatory environments designed for collective engagement.

To read more about this experience, head to our website...

21/03/2026

Petti Restaurant in Tuticorin rethinks the use of the shipping container.

Instead of treating the whole process of design as a quick fix, WALLMAKERS with their usual panache and love for innovation, works around the thermal limitations of shipping containers with layered construction and orientation, pairing steel with poured earth to make it viable in the hot climate.

Swipe left to know important features of the construction. To find out more details go to our website.

20/03/2026

Eid Mubarak dear readers of SCALE.

In a time when the world feels heavy, and peace often seems distant, may this Eid be a gentle reminder of what truly matters. Of compassion that reaches beyond differences, of kindness that refuses to diminish, and of hope that insists on staying.

May we carry the spirit of Eid not only in celebration, but in how we choose to see one another, with dignity, empathy, kindness and care.

May peace find its way, into our homes, our cities, and the places that need it most.