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The 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific 'Award for Merit' in Cultural Heritage Conservation goes to the restoration of Shri Sakhargad Niwasini Devi temple complex in Satara by Kimaya Architects, Pune… Check it out here...

Sprawling across 114 acres, Krishna Bhumi is a grand temple township in Vrindavan that offers world class living spaces surrounding the world's tallest Krishna temple. Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, conceived and developed by ISKCON is a proposed skyscraper temple for Lord Krishna that will be 210 m high and will have a foot print of about 5.5 acres.

The new Shri Swami Narayan mandir in Robbinsville, New Jersey revives one's burgeoning pride in Indian temple architecture. Take a look.

Indian Sandstones are very popular for there greatest strength, colors and finishes. These sandstones from India as used to construct Fort, Temples, Mosque, and Palaces. These stones are available in different colors and variety.

Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture designs a mixed-use building in Tokyo - an experiential complex that would suitably complement the rich heritage of the proximal Ikegami Honmonji temple with its illustrious history dating back to the 13th century.

Keeping pace with contemporary times, Architect Yukio Asari of Love Architecture Inc. substantiates his belief that 'time' and 'space' for revisiting the dead should be transcendent and beyond human knowledge by designing an ossuary in Japan. Check it out and leave us your views on the subject…

Design Forum International (DFI) designs a modern architectural intervention in Kolkata: The Dakshineshwar Skywalk

Shanghai-based interdisciplinary architecture and design studio Neri & Hu conceives a Tea House to relocate a relic structure as an urban artefact, drawing from the historical roots of the city of Fuzhou - the exercise serves as a tribute to the distinct heritage of a place at a time when rapid new development has eroded traditional culture and identity.