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Even a fragment of a strong personal deliberation can sometimes influence a sea-change. Read here to join an Indian architect in his quest for Tradition vs. Technology. We await your comments.

What makes historic architecture awe-inspiring? Read what Ar. Yatin Pandya has to say as he delves into the finer nuances of timelessness as a quality in architecture... and leave us your views.

Architecture can serve various purposes: seamlessness between interiors and exteriors; creating an all-inclusive inward-looking environment... Read about this beautifully designed Music School and give us your feedback on other purposes of architecture... 

Reiulf Ramstad Architects build a distinctive and innovative community church on the scenic west-coast of Norway

An institutional architectural plan that seamlessly integrates a learning-conducive environment with due respect to its languid residential neighbourhood. Check it out here…

SWBI Architects Pvt. Ltd. designs a hybrid façade of terracotta tiles and double-glazed glass following sustainability and passive solar architecture norms.

Philippe Barriere Collective uses hybrid architecture to chisel the Mahmud mosque in Tunisia as a testimony to merging the strengths of both - local artisanal strengths and Computer Aided Drawing. Check out the feature and leave us your comments…

With US getting its first modern tall timber building, have we moved closer to a global footprint of wood as a robust high-rise material? We would like to hear your thoughts...

Prioritizing nature over built form, hillside resort DuSaiResortSpa by VITTI.sthapati follows a hybrid typology of traditional tea estate architecture and standardised concrete construction.

Margot Krasojević Architects have designed a hotel in earthquake region of Napoli, Italy, where the architecture is informed by the technologically advanced schema - that helps the major elements of the hotel disband at the time of an earthquake. Read on to find out more…

You read the papers and think about the increasing levels of CO2 emissions, and shake your head at how science isn't helping us live better just yet. Everyone who is anyone seems to agree to the global press that carbon emissions need to be reduced, renewable sources of energy need to be made mainstream, and sustainability is the new cool that our melting polar caps need.

Sustainability has taken the center stage, whether it is architecture design, furniture design, product design or machine design. Sustainable Designs have become the prime driver of innovation.

The need of the hour is to change the old mindset of "profit, the more the better"-which is both sub-optimal for corporate long-term survival and sometimes almost criminally narrow. Corporate "social responsibility," sustainability, and a lot more, can lead a corporation to a more positive mindset. Leadership and cultural adjustments with omnipresent advantages will also play a major role.

The approval of BIM has mostly been successful both in Australia and internationally, it poses exclusive challenges as the building industry is learning about several disputes that need be addressed in managing risks when using BIM. Contractual integration of BIM remains the key challenge of all.

The approval of BIM has mostly been successful both in Australia and internationally, it poses exclusive challenges as the building industry is learning about several disputes that need be addressed in managing risks when using BIM. Contractual integration of BIM remains the key challenge of all.

In the midst of Australia's housing affordability issue, prefabricated homes offer a solution. Experts believe that prefab housing is likely to decrease the cost of a new habitant by at least 10 per cent (excluding the purchase cost of land). Case studies of UK show savings of up to 10% to 15% in building costs and a 40% reduction in construction timelines. Manufacturing is more efficient, and factories don't lose time due to bad weather.

Margot Krasojevic Architecture designs futuristic city-wide transportation system that will use kinetic energy for its movement

Creativity knows no bounds and this is exactly what architectural firm Tropical Space depicts through Terracotta Studio- a studio for renowned Vietnamese clay and pottery artist Le Duc Ha

Google's new office takes workplace amenities to new heights. Check out one of Silicon Valley's largest elevated parks and leave us your views…

German architect, Felix Leicher explores sustainable, recyclable materials to create a home that consumes low energy and runs on low maintenance in the long term. Check out this refurbished 110-year old beach house in Toronto and tell us what you think.