Articles by Nidhi Upadhyaya

Over the past 10 years, the A+Awards have highlighted designers playing with materials, textures and colors to create the best sanctuaries for health.

Walking through his structures, there is a sense of musicality that elevates them beyond their physi cal reality as shells of brick and concrete.

Architects are increasingly conscious about the impact their designs have on the environment. A+Awar ds winning projects have lead the way.

Architects are designing safe havens and attractive environments where insects, birds and bats can f lourish.

Consider creative new ways that this malleable, rosy-hued metal can be used to cover walls, illumina te nooks and create bold statements.

By adding curved planes, colorful lights and organic seating, architects are evolving the maze typol ogy beyond traditional network of walls.

No fairy godmothers were involved in making these magical places — there's no risk that they will tu rn into pumpkins at midnight either!

Brightly colored structural frames, suspended blocks and industrial elements are the building blocks of Richard Rogers' oeuvre.

Architects across Europe are using electric colors, modular elements and, in one case, insects to at tract and engage citizens.