Pavilion-like house offers spectacular views of India's Western Ghats mountains
Volcanic stone walls and sculptural skylights are among the features of this holiday home by Khosla Associates, which looks out over a picturesque mountain lake in southwest India. The retreat is...
View ArticleRippling red brick facade shades house in Surat by Design Work Group
Design Work Group has completed a family home in the Indian port city of Surat, which features a gently undulating brick facade that offers shade from the sun. The building's location at the...
View ArticleOur latest Pinterest board hones in on India's architectural boom
We have compiled a new Pinterest board devoted to the recent growing presence of stunning Indian architecture projects on Dezeen, including the Awadh Shilpgram crafts hub and a Mumbai house covered in...
View ArticleKey projects by influential Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi
Here's a look at four pivotal projects that architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi built in Ahmedabad, captured by photographer Edmund Sumner. As one of India's most influential 20th century architects,...
View ArticleIndia's young architects must be taught to appreciate their design heritage,...
India is at risk of losing its architectural identity, because the country's design schools aren't teaching students to respect local heritage and traditions, according to architect Balkrishna Doshi....
View ArticleIndia will ban self-driving cars to protect jobs
India has become the first major economy to say no to driverless cars, with transport minister Nitin Gadkari saying the government "won't allow any technology that takes away jobs". While countries...
View ArticleFungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala
A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mushroom mycelium, to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif...
View ArticleNeogenesis+Studi0261 incorporates planted terraces and courtyard into...
Living spaces at this house in the Indian city of Surat are arranged around a verdant courtyard lined with glass walls that can be retracted to open the interior up to the outdoors. Local architecture...
View ArticleBrick-lined interiors open onto garden filled with fruit trees at The Mango...
Double-height spaces allow views of the tiled roof at this house in the Indian town of Alibag by Studio PKA, which uses a palette of natural and tactile materials including brick, stone and wood to...
View ArticleZaha Hadid Architects to design Mumbai's new international airport
Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a major new international airport for Mumbai, India. The London-based architecture firm are charged with creating a new airport terminal and...
View ArticleIndia's Trump Towers feature best interiors Donald Trump Jr "has ever seen"
President Donald Trump's son has praised the work of Matteo Nunziati, who used Italian marble to decorate the newly opened Trump Towers in Pune, India. The Milan-based interior designer decorated every...
View ArticleIKEA supports marginalised women in India with handmade homeware collection
Banana-fibre baskets and handwoven textiles feature in IKEA's seventh Innehållsrik collection, made in collaboration with small-scale producers in India. The indigo-themed Innehållsrik collection is...
View ArticleOffices in a converted warehouse centre around suspended concrete staircase
A concrete staircase overlooked by a glazed showroom and library forms the centrepiece of this headquarters for a textile brand in Mumbai designed by SJK Architects. The offices for Synergy Lifestyles...
View ArticleMatra Architects creates holiday home with peaked roof and Himalayan views
The timber-clad roof structure of this house in the foothills of the Himalayas features a pointed peak incorporating skylights that allow daylight to flood an open-plan interior arranged over stepped...
View ArticleZowa Architects combines bamboo and glass for The Kumoan hotel in the Himalayas
Sri Lankan practice Zowa Architects has used bamboo canes to shroud the glazed walls of this boutique hotel in Uttarakhand, India, which cantilevers out to give optimal views of the Himalayas. The...
View ArticleFoster + Partners to masterplan new sustainable city in India
Foster + Partners is masterplanning the new state capital of Andhra Pradesh in India, which will centre on a governmental building with a needle-like roof. Set on the banks of River Krishna, the new...
View ArticleRed concrete meditation space sits under pyramidal roof in rural India
This simple concrete temple in a village near the Indian city of Pune is topped with a pyramidal roof and incorporates a channel that allows ceremonial holy water to flow out into its lush...
View ArticleIKEA makes deliveries with electric rickshaws from first Indian store
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA has opened its first Indian store in Hyderabad, complete with a fleet of electric rickshaws for deliveries. Photos on social media show branded rickshaws painted in...
View ArticleVast grid of filter towers proposed across Delhi to combat toxic smog
Dubai-based architecture studio Znera has developed a concept for a network of 100-metre high towers that would absorb smog and clean Delhi's choking air. Called The Smog Project, the proposal...
View ArticlePerforated walls and subterranean spaces keep students cool at New Delhi school
Indian architecture studio Morphogenesis has rebuilt a school in New Delhi, using traditional methods, including walls punctuated by a pattern of square openings, to help combat the harsh climate....
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