The bedroom is essentially your sleep sanctuary. These design essentials help you optimise your circadian lifestyle.

We have to minimise the damage to nature and convince ourselves about eco-friendly architecture in terms of alternative design approaches.

Creative use of natural materials, recycled elements, salvaged items stand out in these eco-sensitive creations.

If regions like Assam can live on bamboo staircases, Bangalore too can live on them. They combine beauty with functionality, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Some exceptional buildings are around, but what about the majority of structures? Why are they becoming predictable and ordinary?

Mandu’s Jami Masjid is a red standstone structure featuring an amalgam of three styles. By Chitra Ramaswamy

Cities are shedding their past and new necessities are urging rapid changes in the landscape. By M.A. Siraj

An eastward tilt is in the offing in the global design movement with Indian and Chinese designers, architects and artists forging a new camaraderie.

Ramanujan IT City has adopted the Main Street architectural style. Hema Vijay takes a look.

Winning a competition for their vertical living design is a boost for architects Suraksha Bhatla and Sharan Sundar.

A tribute to Charles Correa, who constantly grappled to find sensitive answers to questions about the built environment.

Charles Correa firmly believed that architecture and urban design were instruments for social change. A tribute by Durganand Balsavar.

Redundant décor elements in Indian homes.

Recent research on bamboo has found it an ideal material for application in construction, says architect Neelam Manjunath in an interview.

M.P. Ranjan’s designs aimed at not only creating single point solutions, but crafting self-sustaining eco-systems.

Using a modern approach to traditional ideas, we can build green buildings which are attractive and require minimal maintenance.

Architect Dean D’Cruz tells us why he quit designing luxury homes and switched to sustainable architecture.

Made Wijaya instils artwork and gives a magical touch to the gardens he has designed across the world, says Nandhini Sundar

Individual action, citizen group action and putting pressure on institutions of governance can make it happen

The specific role played by land, culture as a reference in design, creeping in of globalism…plenty of issues were analysed by architect B.V. Doshi and his Australian counterparts.

Sujatha Shankar Kumar on indigenous architecture and designs emerging at Auroville

A number of less known palaces and edifices have either collapsed or lie in a state of neglect fighting for survival while many more have already been erased for the construction of high rise apartments

Sujatha Shankar Kumar on how a derelict building became the new InKo centre.

The writer on why the humble brick scores over the much-cheaper block masonry

Confused about how to revamp your home? Ranjani Rajendra has a few helpful suggestions

Colours are integral to home décor and add bring spaces to life, says Teja Lele Desai

A mixture of crushed pieces of tyres and sand around the foundations can protect buildings during an earthquake, civil engineers say in a special release from the Indian Institute of Science.

Pre-cast structures can be used for construction of residential buildings as well, but choosing the right kind of structures ideal to the city we live in is necessary.

Bungalows are the ultimate real estate investment vehicle, as their value grows in tandem with the appreciation of land prices in a locality.

Make these trends a part of your décor this holiday season.

When it comes to furniture, wood steals the show.

The challenges in presenting SmartCity Proposals. RANJANI GOVIND has the details

Water has to be treated with respect and demand management is the key, says S. Vishwanath

The staircase is an important design element that adds colour, visual interest and panache to your home.

Head to these stores this Diwali for some festive décor accents and accessories says Teja Lele Desai

Having dealt with yet another severe monsoon, the city is limping back to normal. Nidhi Adlakha writes about the impact on buildings and what went wrong.

During the monsoon, drive slow to avoid landing in a pothole or ditch, says Vikram Mankal.

The good old aquarium has undergone a sea change, finds out M.L. Mahesh

It is time to realise that we need to build with nature and not against it, and thus avoid Chennai-like tragedies.

On one hand, the State Government wants Hyderabad to be recognised as a World Heritage City by UNESCO, and on the other hand, it deletes the provision concerning heritage and conservation

A look at how building code violations in basement design have been overlooked

Picking up local ideas and incorporating them into their designs is the strategy adopted by Vijay and Meghal Arya of Ahmedabad.

An architectural marvel is tucked away in the folds of forests and peaks near Panaji in Goa.

If the idea of using a material is to keep it in natural condition, then the naturalness of the material should also be visible.

Here are two architects who have an array of interesting ideas to convert unutilised urban spaces into active public areas.

Ever thought of living comfortably on a tree? Check out the concept, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Noise pollution in residences, commercial establishments and corporate offices has become an intense stress factor. Are designers ready to tackle this issue? A look by Nandhini Sundar

A look at the some of the architectural creations that related to location and culture, and won awards as well.

We show you how to recreate that holiday feel at home

Using materials from old buildings re-connects us to our past, and saves them for posterity. By SATHYA PRAKASH VARANASHI