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Moving ahead of Australian Green Star compliance, One Central Park (OCP) by Ar. Jean Nouvel is an innovative and environmentally ambitious landmark project that takes a broader approach to carbon conscious design and exceeds the highest standards of sustainable residential design. Check it out here…

Being seeped in a traditional flavour, adds on to the value of contemporary architecture. Check out the New Central Library being designed in New Zealand and leave us your views...

With Udaipur known as the City of Lakes, Layers Studio of Design and Architecture chisel out a landscape design for a private residence around the central theme of water. Check out the serene beauty of this project and leave us your views…

Chitte Associates apply the principles of Vaastu Shastra to design a bungalow in Bharuch integrating a central courtyard as the mainstay of the masterplan. Check out the story here and leave us your views…

HS Desiigns crafts out a contemporary home in central suburban Mumbai, astutely playing to the spatiality of the large home as much as to the individual tastes of the homeowners…

Zaha Hadid Architects unveil their environmentally conscious master plan for the fast-developing Aljada Central Hub in Sharjah. Check out the proposal that conceptualises the moment a water droplet strikes the earth's surface, captured in an array of elliptical buildings…

Ar. Manish Dikshit of AUM Architects carves out a luxurious home in central Mumbai juxtaposing a subtlety in interior styling with a strategic play of materials, patterns and colours. Check it out here…

This environment day, we come across a very disheartening news! The most revered river of our country, Ganga is now officially declared to be unfit for drinking and bathing as per CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board). Ganga is not just any river for most of the Indians, insteadit has been carrying a special spiritual significance.People from all over flock to take a dip in this 'holy' river. Leave apart drinking, but even bathing is considered detrimental now. As per their report, there are mere seven spots from where the river Ganga passes, which can be used for consumption after disinfection. Also, only 18 spots are being considered fit for bathing,whereas, 62 areas from where the river flows areunfit for the same purpose.

Studio Wright Inspires uses a central dramatic element - a winding staircase - as the piece de resistance of this earthy Bengaluru home, defining its materiality, scale, and spatial vocabulary.

Designed for a contemporary family, this residence by Palette Architecture strikes a balance between functionality and elegance, blending modern living with historical charm. Connected by a central, light-filled stairway, the house offers a range of experiences.

Vibe Design lab crafts a cosy, pastel home for a young couple in central Mumbai, capitalising on space-saving furniture and a light-toned palette to create roomy, breezy interiors.

Studio Symbiosis designs a breathable second skin as a significantly eye-catching façade element as they refurbish the ID Origins tower into a mixed-use edifice in central Mumbai.

Designed by Global Architects NL, this exceptional residence is organized around three distinct volumes, converging around an awe-inspiring atrium that serves as the central essence of the home. Standing as a testament to architectural brilliance, the home harmoniously embraces the wonders of nature while exemplifying the principles of sustainable living.

Sanjay Puri Architects optimise space and achieve a signature built form by designing a linear office with a central courtyard, mitigating the perennially hot weather conditions in Raipur Chhattisgarh, India.

Moreau Kusunoki Architects choose to capitalise on the scale and heritage value of the Hôtel de l'Artillerie in central Paris to adaptively reuse and design a new campus for the Sciences Po educational institution.

Bureau Fraai crafts an adaptive reuse project by designing a psychological practice with a 'labyrinth' pattern floor in a monumental chapel in the city centre of Amsterdam. The playful labyrinth flooring gives the central open space a human scale and a unique identity, its circular, green-coloured carpet tiles, averring to the treatments the practice offers helping people to 'find their way back'.

Award-winning architecture practice, Space Dynamix' most recent project sensitively delivers on the client's signature of promise. Read on to know more here...

Oslo Airport's Terminal 2, also known as Central Building 2, in Norway, will increase the passenger handling capacity of the airport to 28 million travellers a year. The project was conceptualised in 2007, construction works are 50% completed as of mid-2014 and the new terminal is scheduled to open in April 2017.

Using #natural #elements as a guiding force, #TheGridArchitects designs a series of visually connected homes for a large #family on a #singleplot, fostering the need for #privacy as much as that for familial bonding

Espousing a design aesthetic grounded in materiality and culture, @we_design_studio redefines the traditional 'otla' and courtyard for a home reminiscent of the past and yet showcasing distinct contemporary allure.