Architecture

Explore Jaipur’s pink palaces, Udaipur’s mirrored courtyards, and Jaisalmer’s golden façades in this curated list of must-visit historic structures of Rajasthan.

From climate-responsive homes to craft-led interiors, these designers and architects in Kochi are building with care, context and a clear sense of responsibility.

Explore the distinct design styles of 10 home stadiums as we prepare to witness the most anticipated Indian Premier League 2026.

Cleaner lines, textured materials, and polished detailing—these industrial interior design spaces are absolutely covetable and timeless.

From a Maharaja's art deco indulgence in Gujarat to a wada-inspired palace off the Konkan coast in Maharashtra, here is a peek into some spectacular palaces in India.

Designed by Radhika Savani Dutt and Arpit Dutt of RA Design Studio, Habitat 0 in Ahmedabad is all about community.

Named after the ancient forest goddess Aranyani, this inaugural pavilion turns ecology into an architectural experience, built to pull you back into the natural world.

Vikas Dilawari has spent a lifetime repairing and restoring Mumbai’s heritage buildings, here is our long-overdue profile of the prolific conservation architect.

These unusual, coloured glass structures allow you to see what’s going on inside—until you enter to use them, and then an ingenious system turns the walls opaque and the public toilets become private retreats.

For Louis Vuitton’s fall-winter 2026 collection, Pharrell Williams created a large set that combines fashion, architecture, and design. “I’m not an architect. I’m a solution builder,” he told AD.

Designed by Ahmedabad-based firm Compartment S4, Sensorium Park transforms a cemetery in Nainital into a quietly immersive public space.

Cuban artist Diango Hernández's series retains the visual spell of the pool but recasts it within a story of migration and cultural fluidity.

From landmarks of festive gaiety to homes of old-world keepsakes, these churches in India are worth a visit for more reasons than one.

AD100 firm Somaya Sampat, alumni of the school, has restored and renovated The Cathedral and John Connon School's Thomas House, giving students cutting edge spaces within a heritage building.

From Kanadukathan to Mumbai, ancestral homes to palace museums, here are the Indian restoration projects we've loved this year.

The prolific Pritzker Prize winner was known for his sculptural, avant-garde buildings including the Guggenheim Bilbao.

From a desert monument in Oman with a soaring spike to a colourful waterside pavilion in Japan to a grand museum in Egypt featuring 100,000 pharaonic artefacts, each of these buildings deserves to be on your must-visit list.

From legacy firms to young studios worth watching out for, this is a definitive guide to 14 practices that represent the very best of Ahmedabad’s design minds.

Sarmaya Arts Foundation's new space shows how private archives can enrich Indian scholarship.

Is there a dummies guide on how to make a museum?

For their maiden conservation project, AD100 firm Hundredhands restored a colonial era school to create a new art and culture space in Bengaluru.

From Lagos to Algiers, Africa’s concrete landmarks tell a story of freedom, modernity, and resilience.

Pheroza Godrej, co-curator of the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum, gives AD a special tour of the Parsi Museum in Mumbai.

Responding to one of MF Husain's artworks, AD100 architect Martand Khosla designs the largest institution that celebrates the legacy of the artist.

From ruins frozen in time to otherworldly desert landscapes, uncover the history and allure of forgotten cities and towns from around the world.

This year, the Royal Institute of British Architects announced the launch of two new international categories, the Asia Pacific Awards, and the Middle East Awards.

With its parametric roof and sculptural columns, the new Navi Mumbai International Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects redefines how engineering and symbolism can coexist.

Imagined by the late BV Doshi and realised by Khushnu Panthaki Hoof and Sönke Hoof of Studio Sangath, the Doshi Retreat opens at the Vitra Campus in Weil Am Rhein, Germany.

A meditation pavilion designed by Kunal Shah belies its chaotic address.

The young scion of the Alwar royal family, Manavendra Pratap Singh, and his sister, Janaki Kumari, are on a mission to conserve and preserve the exceptional artistic heritage of the Garh Palace in Bundi and turn it into a museum for posterity.