For Ladakh-born artist Urgain Zawa, the landscape is more than a setting for art; it is material, memory and collaborator. At the inaugural Sā Biennale 2026, his land art installation Remnants of Belonging draws from the rocks, bones and terrain of Nurla to explore ideas of impermanence, indigenous knowledge and a landscape undergoing profound change. By Aswathy Gopalakrishnan
With more than 15 exhibitions, over 100 designers and studios, new public commissions and Fereej Al Asmakh emerging as a central hub, the second edition of Design Doha looks beyond the conventional design biennial to ask how design can inhabit, and perhaps reshape, a city.
Healthcare is often measured by doctors, technology and infrastructure, but rarely by the architecture that shapes how care is delivered. For Renascent Consultants, hospital design is not about making a visual statement but about creating spaces where healthcare works better. In this conversation with SCALE, the team discusses why intelligent planning may be one of medicine’s most overlooked tools. By Aishwarya Kulkarni
Can a wedding be beautiful without excess? For Pratik Dhanmer, founder of Design Jatra, and Motan Sankalpana Uday, the answer lay in a series of thoughtful choices, from the venue and décor to the food served and the waste generated. Their celebration shows how questioning convention, rather than simply following it, can make one of life’s biggest occasions both deeply personal and mindful of its impact.
