Baker honoured

Self-shelter

'Mass housing is a self-defeating concept'

SUHASINI AYER-GUIGAN is an architect concerned with issues of rural development and habitat. Holding a degree in architecture from the Delhi-…

Shoes for tea

Cafe>> Heritage • Argentina

Eco-friendly building

BUILD YOUR HOUSE TO THE RHYTHM OF LIFE Vinoo Kaley Bliarat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha National Organising Council

Make more room

Urban voice

Out in the cold

It is possible to design buildings that stay cool in summer and warm in winter and save energy. But interest in solar passive architecture …

Sun city

Architectural features that eliminate artificial heating or cooling of a building are becoming de rigeur

ECUADOR

Green look

Environmentally sustainable football stadium in UK

The greening of the urban landscape

GREEN ARCHITECTURE Brenda and Robert Vale Publisher: Thames and Hudson, UK Price: L18.95

Readymade bridges

A modular bridge kit made of railroad flatcar decks

To pull down or not

Radio Tower>> Architecture • Russia

Green rating problems

Cooling tactics

Water body and trees around the building provide cooling effect

Meinhard Von Gerkan on GMP's entry into India

Meinhard Von Gerkan, a partner in the German architectural firm GMP, was in Delhi recently to prospect for ventures in India, particularly in …

Remodelling will destroy Mumbai's Crawford market

Climate change and design of houses

Fixing old houses on Himalaya

German architect Andre Alexander has been restoring old buildings in the Tibetan capital Lhasa for 15 years now. Over the past few years he has …

Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles

Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists

EU to certify buildings for energy efficiency from 2006

Green houses

City trapped in a solar oven

Climate-incompatible buildings that fuel excessive use of air- conditioners not only add to the energy needs of cities but also create …