Indian Architect & Builder

Indian Architect & Builder, commonly abbreviated as IA&B, is an Indian architecture magazine published in Mumbai by Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd. Established in 1986, it is regarded as one of the country's older specialist publications serving architecture and design professionals. Its editorial focus centers on architectural practice, built work, design thinking, and related professional discourse. The publication has developed an extensive archive of projects and writings, including work by prominent architecture practices in India. Through project features and editorial coverage, it records the development of Indian architecture while also presenting the ideas, methods, and professional contexts behind individual buildings and practices. This archival role gives the magazine significance beyond current news coverage: it functions as a continuing record of architectural production and debate in India. IA&B's activities extend beyond print publishing. Its annual 361° conference is a major part of the brand's public profile and provides a forum for architects, designers, academics, and other participants to exchange views on architecture. The conference is positioned as a contribution to international discussion about Indian architecture and as a mechanism for connecting local practice with wider global discourse. The brand is therefore best understood as an architecture-media and professional-platform business rather than as a general-interest consumer magazine. Its core offering is specialist editorial content, supplemented by events and industry dialogue. Publicly available reference material identifies Mumbai as its publishing base and Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd. as its publisher. Detailed information about circulation, revenue, ownership beyond the publishing entity, current editorial leadership, and the precise frequency of publication is not established in the supplied sources.

Indian Architect & Builder was launched in 1986 as a specialist publication serving India's architecture and design community. Published in Mumbai by Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd., it emerged during a period when architecture magazines played an important role in circulating professional knowledge, presenting completed buildings, and shaping conversations about design practice. The available reference material does not identify a founder or provide a detailed account of the circumstances surrounding its launch. Over time, IA&B established itself as one of India's older architecture publications. Its editorial archive has featured work from significant architecture practices in the country and has included a substantial body of project documentation and writing. This continuing record has made the magazine a repository of information about Indian architectural production, including both the physical characteristics of buildings and the professional, conceptual, and cultural questions associated with them. The magazine's role has not been limited to presenting individual projects. By selecting and contextualizing work by practices across India, it has participated in the broader formation of architectural discourse. Its content connects practitioners and readers through coverage of buildings, design approaches, and professional ideas. The supplied sources do not provide enough detail to reconstruct particular editorial eras, changes in format, circulation history, or named leadership transitions. A significant development in the brand's platform has been the creation of The 361°, an annual conference associated with IA&B. The event provides a setting for dialogue on architecture and brings the magazine's editorial interests into a live professional environment. It has been described as one of the larger contributors to international discourse on architecture in India, giving IA&B a role that extends beyond periodical publishing into conferences and knowledge exchange. In its present documented form, Indian Architect & Builder is best characterized as an Indian architecture-media brand with both an editorial archive and an event-led professional forum. Its activities are rooted in India but address an international architecture audience through the circulation of projects, writings, and discussions. Public information supplied for this dossier does not establish detailed corporate ownership beyond Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd., current executives, financial performance, publication frequency, or a complete chronology of conference editions.

1. 1986Indian Architect & Builder begins publication

   The architecture and design magazine is established in India and published from Mumbai by Jasubhai Media Pvt. Ltd.

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2. The 361° conference becomes an annual IA&B platform

   IA&B develops an annual conference focused on architectural dialogue and India's participation in international architecture discourse.

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A specialist Indian architecture and design publication that combines editorial documentation of built work with professional discourse and live industry convening.

• Indian Architect & Builder magazineArchitecture and design magazine1986

  The core IA&B publication covers architecture, design practice, built projects, and professional writing. Its archive includes work by significant architecture practices in India and serves as a record of architectural projects and ideas. It is aimed primarily at architects, designers, students, academics, and other readers interested in the built environment.

• The 361°Architecture conference

  The 361° is IA&B's annual conference and live professional forum. It curates discussion around architecture and creates a setting for exchange among members of the architecture and design community. The event extends the brand's editorial role into conferences, networking, and public discourse, and is associated with India's contribution to international architectural conversation.

• The 361°

  India · International architecture and design community

  IA&B's annual conference initiative brings together architectural dialogue and professional exchange. It complements the magazine's editorial coverage by creating a recurring forum for discussion and by presenting Indian architecture within a wider international context.

  Outcome. The conference is identified as one of IA&B's principal contributions to international discourse on architecture in India.

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• 1986Indian Architect & Builder established as an architecture and design magazine

  Indian Architect & Builder began publication in India and subsequently became one of the country's longstanding specialist architecture and design magazines.

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• The 361° conference became part of IA&B's professional platform

  IA&B's annual 361° conference developed as a forum for architectural dialogue and as a contributor to international discussion about architecture in India.

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