Curating Earth : The Practice of Everyday Architecture
Published by: ORO Editions
The Practice of Everyday Architecture reflects on two decades of design by INI Design Studio—not through a conventional monograph, but through a series of reflective dialogues.
The Practice of Everyday Architecture reflects on two decades of design by INI Design Studio—not through a conventional monograph, but through a series of reflective dialogues. What defines INI’s ethos is not a fixed aesthetic language, but a set of ten design drivers that allow the studio to approach each project as uniquely situated. The ‘Design Drivers’ are not rules, but lenses—flexible, evolving principles that respond to each project and its context. The dialogues—staged between architects, planners, theorists, and students— form the heart of the book. As these exchanges show, INI does not merely describe buildings; it probes the values, constraints, and aspirations that give rise to them.
Spanning 40 projects, the book explores how architecture can remain responsive in a time of ecological urgency, digital acceleration, and shifting human needs. It begins with ancient concepts like technē, and moves through contemporary discussions on technology, sustainability, and aesthetics, ultimately returning to questions of beauty, justice, and the condition of being human, of being-in-the-world.
Rupinder Singh is a practitioner-academician educated at MIT and Princeton. He has served as Dean and Head at various institutions and is a Board Member of the Council of Architecture, India. His publications include Ctrl+Alt+Del and the forthcoming The Inhabited Modern: Messy Transformations of Objects and Space in Everyday India.
Jayesh Hariyani, FAIA, FRIBA, is the founding principal of INI Design Studio. An architect, planner and sustainability advocate with over 35 years of global experience across USA, Europe, UAE, and South Asia, he has led over 850 million square metres of built and ongoing projects. He holds an Executive MBA from the Katz School of Business, a post-professional M.Arch II from Syracuse University and B.Arch from CEPT University.
• Introduction
• Vladimir Belogolovsky in conversation with Jayesh Hariyani
• Dialogue One
• Aquatic Gallery
• Potash Tower
• Shivalik Curv
• Palitana Temple Complex Rangmandap
• Bhuj Regional Science Centre
• Fintech Hub
• Suma Shilp
• Dialogue Two
• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Campus
• Jamnagar Waste-to-Energy Campus
• Navratna Corporate Park
• Shilp Twin Towers
• Miraclus Ortho Implant Manufacturing Campus
• Swaminarayan Mandir Vasna Sanstha (SMVS)
• Modasa Campus Masterplan
• Dialogue Three
• Gujarat Technological University Campus
• Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Office Campus
• Ambaji Masterplan
• Rajkot Smart City Masterplan & Atal Sarovar
• Badrinath Masterplan
• Shivrajpur Beachfront Masterplan
• Baramati Medical College & Hospital Campus
• INI Centre
• The Annexe at Anand
• Dialogue Four
• One Tapi
• Residence at Aalloa Hills & Bharatponic—The Urban Farm
• Mawkhanu Tourism Destination Masterplan
• Beyt Dwarka Masterplan
• Ahmedabad Iconic City Square
• Dialogue Five
• Rajkot Regional Science Centre
• Astronomy and Space Science Gallery, Science City
• Patel Residence
• Central Vista Masterplan & Parliament of India
• Unity Mall
• Meghalaya Secretariat and Directorate Complex
• NAMTECH University Campus
• Dialogue Six
• Kedarnath Masterplan
• Dharoi Dam Region Masterplan
• Dumas Sea-Face Masterplan
• Visakhapatnam Beachfront Masterplan
• Navratna Gulmohar Park
• Sports Complex, Nirma University
• Bibliography
• INI Design Drivers
• Shaping the Practice
• INI People
• Awards
• Project Credits
• Beyond the Featured Works
• Featured Works
• Dialogue Page Image Credits
• About Authors and Contributors
