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Design Forum International has broken the typical closed-box corporate stereotype with Chintels Corporate Park in Gurgaon

Penda brings to India a landscape design that promises to pull residents out of their home into the common amenity space! Read on to know more about this interactive urban space here...

UNStudio designs software magnate JetBrains' new office in St. Petersburg as a warm, green, transparent, open and inviting office that stimulates total interaction. Check out the upcoming project…

The green canvas and topographical landscape of Austria's Hagenberg drives Caramel Architects to establish an environment-friendly dialogue through their residential design 'House Mesh'.

Studio Symbiosis designs a resort and spa in Udaipur using iconic nested forms that pay homage to regional artisinal skills in a contemporary format and simultaneously uphold conscious ecological thought.

When you are new to decorating your home or talking about your ideas with a designer, you are only going to do your best if you understand your favorite decorating style. Look at the latest article on contemporary design, including its qualities, color, form, and every aspect.

Zaha Hadid Architects design the BEEAH Group's Headquarters in Sharjah, the building mimicking the desert sand dunes…

The Seoul Metropolitan Government recently unveiled UNStudio's design, tentatively naming it 'Seoul Twin Eye'. The project is part of the Mayor of Seoul's vision 'Han River with a Thousand Sunsets', a vision to create a thousand spots along the Han River as public spaces for the people of Seoul. Collaborating stalwarts include Arup and Heerim Architects.

Can you suggest some intriguing ways of using arches? Check out the arcade store at Milan and leave us your feedback...

Can you define 'luxurious design'? It could breathe earthy sentimentality amid chic decor; seamless minimalism; even a bling affair... Read about this beach-front home and leave us your views...

How do we evolve a 21st century city - doing it the right way? Asks Ar. James Law as he talks about international design concerns at the India Interiors Summit 2012. Read here and respond...

What really guides a design for reverence? Read here about the New martyrs' memorial in Bangalore, India and leave us your comments...

What drives mass-appeal? Is it a familiar variation teeing offing from the expected, or is it the out-of-box approach? Read about 2 very different exhibition design scenarios and leave us your comments...

How does a contextual thematic interior work in a general modernized design scenario? Take a look at the Mountain & City interiors and leave us your comments...

How easy or difficult is it to break free from a conventional mould? How successful is out-of-box design thinking? Read about this new homely office and leave us your feedback...

waht i see is some parts and modules.. great for enumerate words of reference ins sustainability, named here by some sculpted rooms.. I was to delete some of "too much of this site !" , but then may be those articles are useful for illustrating next spaces with your good examples: illustrations are pretty buildable.

The 9-million-square-foot Marina Bay Sands is a beautiful blend of geometry and mathematics- an integration of order and complexity... a flying visit... It takes years of planning, executing and finishing gargantuan structures that become beacons of socio-cultural progress and hi-profile entertainment venues for public at large.

Heritage buildings keep alive our roots, giving the present generations a sense of pride and hope for a grounded future... While 1857 is a year remembered instantaneously for its Indian Mutiny, a lesser remembered fact is that it was the year when a premier education institute - the Mumbai University was established.

Photographs: Courtesy Olson Kundig Architects Ar. Jim Olson's residential dwelling in a Californian hillside exudes his archetypal communiqué with site and surrounding, climate and culture... "Peacefulness and harmony are radical in today's world because they have become so rare. I want to bring harmony and love of nature back as an everyday experience."

By Pari Syal Photography: Courtesy Eram Scientific E-Toilet christened "Delight" is India's technological answer to public sanitation ensuring cleanliness, sustainability and efficient maintenance. Scarcity of toilets has not been the crippling issue in our country; it is the lack of maintenance of existing facilities that is the key problem tarnishing the public sanitation system and making it unfit for use.

While feeling safe and secure is a universal need, the strategies through which this need is met have changed over time and across cultures. Recent natural disasters and terror attacks have contributed to a heightened level of interest in how best to protect public buildings and associated structures from natural or man-made events. Within Australia, the National Construction Code (NCC) defines types of building and associated structures, in addition to providing technical advice for their design and construction. The NCC covers such matters as structural integrity, fire resistance, access and egress, services and equipment, and energy efficiency as well as aspects of health and amenities.