Samir Fayaz Shaikh

Architect & Urban Designer with 25 years of global experience. Founding Principal @ AR&UD Studio.

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

FSI/FAR is the cryptic code that shapes every building you see in Mumbai. Many who are not connected to the real estate industry do not fully understand it. This includes many students of architecture.

#Architecture #Mumbai #FSI #FAR #UrbanDesign

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What if we stopped thinking of skywalks as just "crossings" and started treating them as public space?

@AshwiniBhide @PratapSarnaik @MMRDAOfficial @MCGM_BMC

Read my full article:
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A piece of Europe in Mumbai

[Richa Pinto @richapintoi]

A part of Kala Ghoda, with redesigned streets, improved lighting, open-air café seating and landscaped public spaces was inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday morning. The first phase covers five roads in the area. Every Saturday and Sunday from 6 pm to midnight, these streets will be vehicle-free and open exclusively to pedestrians.

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

Urban Design for India's Tier-II Boom

There is a particular kind of energy in a small Indian city that is growing. You can feel it the moment you step off the train ...

#UrbanDesign #UrbanPlanning #India

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The ROI of Design https://t.co/RsT6LrydCC

#RealEstate #RealEstateDevelopment #Architecture #IndianRealEstate #DesignROI

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@mumbaiheritage FIX THE FOOTPATHS!

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Ideal for Indian cities. @MoHUA_India @nitin_gadkari @PratapSarnaik

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

In South Korea 🇰🇷, the solar panels in the middle of the highway have a bicycle path underneath - cyclists are protected from the sun, isolated from traffic, and the country can produce clean energy.

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Need footpaths more than flyovers: A call for a walkable Thane https://t.co/bfhdsG37l2

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@MetroRailThane

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People-first urban design can transform Thane streets into safe, inclusive spaces for the community.

https://t.co/wvNWtUMhh2
#urbandesign #walkability #thanecity #cities #Mumbai @ThaneMT @ThaneCity @mybmcInfra @mybmc @TMCaTweetAway @mythanecity @MMRDAOfficial @MMRDA_TWEET

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@thanevaibhav @MumbaiLiveNews #thanemc #thane #thanecity @MahaCMO @mieknathshinde @PratapSarnaik

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

People-first urban design can transform Thane streets into safe, inclusive spaces for the community.

https://t.co/wvNWtUMhh2
#urbandesign #walkability #thanecity #cities #Mumbai @ThaneMT @ThaneCity @mybmcInfra @mybmc @TMCaTweetAway @mythanecity @MMRDAOfficial @MMRDA_TWEET

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

People-first urban design can transform Thane streets into safe, inclusive spaces for the community.

https://t.co/wvNWtUMhh2
#urbandesign #walkability #thanecity #cities #Mumbai @ThaneMT @ThaneCity @mybmcInfra @mybmc @TMCaTweetAway @mythanecity @MMRDAOfficial @MMRDA_TWEET

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

Our thirst for data might leave us thirsty.

[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

Spontaneous synchronization is one of those ideas where nature quietly shows you something surprising: individual parts, each behaving differently on their own, can suddenly start moving together as if they have agreed on a common rhythm.

Imagine a collection of oscillators, each one with its own natural pace. Some are fast, some are slow, and none of them are perfectly alike. At first, they evolve independently, each following its own timing, as if unaware of the others.

But now allow a weak interaction between them. Not a strong control, just a subtle influence, where each one slightly “feels” the others.

At this point, something interesting can happen.

Instead of remaining disordered, the system can begin to adjust itself. The faster ones slow down a little, the slower ones speed up a little, and gradually, without any central instruction, a shared rhythm emerges.

What was once a collection of independent motions becomes a coordinated collective oscillation at a single frequency.

This is spontaneous synchronization.

It appears in many places in nature. From groups of fireflies flashing together, to neurons in the brain locking into rhythms, to mechanical and electrical systems settling into shared cycles.

The striking part is that no single element is in charge. The order is not imposed from outside. It emerges from the interaction itself.

A kind of self-organized agreement in time, arising from many slightly different parts gently influencing each other until they settle into a common beat.

[MUMBAI NEWS @Mumbaikhabar9]

𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 |

A dramatic demolition drive has commenced in Bandra, Mumbai, where a high-reach crusher machine is being used to safely dismantle a multi-storey structure. This viral video highlights the use of advanced technology marks Mumbai’s growing shift toward faster and safer redevelopment methods.

[Samir Fayaz Shaikh @Ar_Samir_Shaikh]

That’s what real development is - not just focusing on what we build, but also on what we do not build.
#development

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

With the world in turmoil, it’s perhaps the best time to escape by looking up at the Universe.

Head out to the Dark Sky Park at Ariyur Shola Reserve Forest at Kolli Hills, Tamilnadu.

Tucked away in the Forest, this is one of those rare pockets in southern India where the night sky still reveals itself in full.

It’s not at the level of the world’s best dark-sky reserves (like Atacama or Ladakh’s Hanle)

But in their own inimitable fashion, @supriyasahuias & her team have taken what was simply a naturally dark landscape & without overwhelming it, shaped it into a thoughtful destination.

And done so in an eco-friendly manner.

Visitor numbers are deliberately capped, infrastructure is minimal.

She recognised that darkness itself is a scarce resource that must be preserved & rediscovered.

#SundayWanderer

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

If you can think, speak and write, you are absolutely deadly. Nothing can get in your way.

The Trinity of Influence: Thinking (Logos), Speaking (Pathos/Ethos), Writing (Permanence)

[Gabbar @Gabbar0099]

One of the most widely shared videos worldwide 💔🇵🇸

Israel did this.

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Turkish entrepreneurs made a smart rainwater storage solution that is gaining attention abroad 🌍

[Peek TV @PeekTV_in]

A cancer-causing material that's banned in 70+ countries and kills 2 lakh people annually is being legally used in India - in our roofs, cars, and even some appliances.

The government says it's ‘safe’, based on a foreign study that wasn’t even accepted in its home country.

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@SuGaR_Babbyyy Black