The technology adopted should enhance the structural beauty as well as energy efficiency.

The GHMC is embarking on a Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP) – a Rs.1, 267-crore initiative that aims at easing traffic flow and creating facilities for pedestrians

The belief that walls and roofs should be solid for long lasting strength is a myth.

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.

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.

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

Why wait for years when you can move into your new home immediately? Nidhi Adlakha captures the trend of ready-to-move-in homes.

Redundant décor elements in Indian homes.

Make your travels part of the design of your home with these tips

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

If resort architecture can create an ambience for good living, why cannot we adopt such ideas for every building, wonders Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Mumbai-based design firm Married Single Mother is known for its colourful, personalised designs.

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

EcoTec Engineers and Consultants have introduced a rental scheme for sewage treatment plants. Kannan Pasupathiraj, managing director, tells us how builders, building associations and even municipalities can benefit from the scheme

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.

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

Newcomers to cities find them a better option for saving as well as asset accumulation.

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

City-based architects Gayatri Gunjal and Suraksha Bhatia about their start-ups and long-term vision

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.

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

The author writes on unchecked, illegal realty growth along the city’s eco-sensitive zones and how the city’s ecology has been destroyed in the name of development

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