Aspiring architects, interior designers besides the general public can gear up to feast their eyes on 350 shortlisted design entries from across 30 categories designed by architects from over 65 countries at the upcoming World Architecture Festival, a design tour of 16 cities in India beginning here on March 9.
"The idea of bringing this tour in India is to help aspiring and practising architects of the country to appreciate originality. There is a need to think beyond heritage in order to create modern architecture which will be regarded as iconic in times to come," says Vinit Kumar Tiwari, Country Head (Ply & Board), Greenply Industries Limited, one of the festival organisers
"The architect and student community here are very receptive to international designs and architecture. The Design Tour will inspire the designer and architect's fraternity for creating a legacy of international-standard architecture in India," Tiwari said.