Debika Ray

1 month ago | metropolismag.com | Debika Ray

With distinctive undulating roofs, diamond-patterned stone facades, and a series of stone gargoyles, the addition brings a playful approach to the historic campus. By: Debika RayPhotography: Will PryceIn Britain’s ancient university towns, the term ‘town and gown’ has long been used to describe the adversarial relationship between permanent residents and a transient student population—a divide often reflected in the architecture of its educational institutions.

Oct 23, 2024 | metropolismag.com | Debika Ray

Three international architecture practices are responding to local climate conditions through rammed earth and compressed earth bricks In the seaside province of Chonburi in southern Thailand, Suphasidh Architects has built a three-story building for a café and restaurant that seeks to demonstrate how ancient craft-based building techniques can be revived and adapted as innovative solutions to challenging climatic conditions.

Sep 29, 2024 | frieze.com | Debika Ray

When Shirazeh Houshiary visited China’s Mogao Caves in 2018, she had already been inspired by them through books. But nothing could prepare the Iranian-born artist for the astonishing experience of approaching them in person through the ‘hallucinatory, dreamlike’ Gobi and Taklamakan deserts – deep in the shadows of mountains that had been sculpted by millennia of swirling winds. She imagines the impact of the place on early travellers.

Aug 1, 2024 | craftscouncil.org.uk | Debika Ray

The Harewood Biennial strives to offer new perspectives on the interiors, collections, and landscapes of the grand country house near Leeds where it takes place – asking contemporary makers, artists and designers to unpick its history and its relationship with visitors. For its third edition, curator Ligaya Salazar chose to explore the power of craft to bring people together, affect social change and facilitate community connections.

Jun 10, 2024 | metropolismag.com | Debika Ray

Through colorful designs like his new collection produced with textiles and wallcoverings brand Momentum, the London-based designer hopes to unleash our creative potential in the office. It can’t be hard for Yinka Ilori to persuade his team to come to work. His west London studio—created in collaboration with architect Sam Jacob in 2022—is a joyful space, rich with the kinds of vibrant candy-floss colors he’s known for.