Features

Manasaram Architects has been featured across national and international publications, magazines, online platforms, and interviews for its work in sustainable architecture, bamboo-based design, and ecological innovation.


This archive brings together a selection of coverage spanning several years, reflecting the practice’s long-standing commitment to climate-responsive design, research, and material intelligence.
From newspaper features to international project profiles, these mentions trace the evolution of a practice rooted in the five elements, local materials, and thoughtful building.

National Newspaper Features

  • Bangalore Mirror — “What’s in the tall grass?” by Iffath Fathima — 2 July 2024 — Web Link — English.

  • Sustainability Net — “Carbon Neutral Bengaluru - One Bamboo per Citizen” by SN Staff — 29 January 2024 — Digital — English.

  • Outlook India — “Over 500 women form world’s biggest ‘W’ for water conservation” — 20 October 2019 — Digital — English.

  • The Indian Express — “The grass that’s strongest” — 16 October 2019 — Physical — English.

  • Millennium Post — “WADE ASIA – 4th edition of the Biggest Celebration of Women-led Development in Architecture, Art, Design & Engineering in Asia” — 13 October 2019 — Digital — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Building Homes & offices with ‘vegetal steel’” — 11 May 2019 — Physical — English.

  • The Hindu — “Natural Properties of Bamboo must be Respected” — 10 May 2019 — Web Link — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Small spaces, big ideas” — 4 May 2019 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Symphony of bamboo” — 9 June 2018 — Physical — English.

  • The Hindu — “WADe Asia and WADeIndia Awards 2017” — 19 November 2017 — Web Link — English.

  • The Hindu — “Winners of WADe Asia Awards 2017” — 19 November 2017 — Digital — English.

  • Sakshi Telugu News — “All of her structures are made only with bamboo...” — 2017 — Digital — Telugu.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “All for Bamboo” — 19 November 2016 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Make full use of Bamboo” — 8 October 2016 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Let’s build with Bamboo” — 24 September 2016 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “The symphony of bamboo” — 18 September 2016 — Web Link — English.

  • The Hindu — “Let us build using bamboo” — 4 April 2016 — Web Link — English.

  • Deccan Herald — “Festival explores need to redesign public places” — 4 April 2016 — Digital — English.

  • Eenadu Telugu Daily — 29 March 2016 — Web Link — Telugu.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Bamboo making a quiet statement” — 24 July 2015 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Bamboo Symphony” — 27 June 2015 — Physical — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Build with Bamboo” — 28 September 2014 — Web Link — English.

  • The Times of India — “Bamboo bucket challenge is here for green folks” — 23 September 2014 — Web Link — English.

  • Bangalore Mirror — “Challenge Friends to Grow Bamboo” — 23 September 2014 — Digital — English.

  • The Times of India — “Bamboo challenge for green folks” — 23 September 2014 — Digital — English.

  • The Hindu — “Big on bamboo” — 31 August 2014 — Both — English.

  • Habitat, The Hindu — “Strong, stylish, long-lasting” — 2 August 2014 — Digital — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “Understanding Bamboo” — 21 February 2014 — Web Link — English.

  • The Hindu — “On a versatile material” — 21 February 2014 — Physical — English.

Earlier Newspaper Features

  • The Address — “Enchanting and sustainable with natural elements” — 26 January 2014 — Physical — English.

  • The Times of India — “House of Five Elements” — 26 January 2014 — Web Link — English.

  • Habitat, The Hindu — “Build it with bamboo” — 14 December 2013 — Physical — English.

  • Homes and Interiors, Deccan Herald — “When Elements come together” — 23 August 2013 — Web Link — English.

  • Prajavani News — “Use Bamboo Instead of Plastic” — 6 June 2013 — Physical — Kannada.

  • Bangalore Mirror — “Bamboo Offshots” — 25 October 2012 — Physical — English.

  • The Hindu — “Green is in” — 6 August 2012 — Physical — English.

  • The Hindu — “Bamboo Potential Untapped” — 6 May 2011 — Physical — English.

  • Sakshi Telugu News — “Searching for a Bamboo Forest” — 2011 — Digital — Telugu.

  • Project Update — “House of Five Elements” — 2010 — Web Link — English.

  • DB Realty, Deccan Herald — “Saving Mother Earth with the Right Resources” — 15 August 2008 — Digital — English.

  • Environment, Deccan Herald — “The power within” — 27 May 2008 — Both — English.

  • Bangalore Mirror — “Who gives a damn about lakes?” — 11 April 2008 — Both — English.

  • The Hindu — “Sensitise children on nature: Heblikar” — 11 April 2008 — Both — English.

  • Property Plus, The Hindu — “It’s stronger than cement, lighter than steel” — 12 January 2008 — Physical — English.

  • Indian Express — “Bamboo - Strong and beautiful” — 20 October 2007 — Both — English.

  • City Express — “Own Your Bamboo Home” — 25 July 2007 — Digital — English.

  • Bangalore Mirror — “Homing in on bamboo” — 24 July 2007 — Both — English.

  • The Hindu — “Bid to spread ecological literacy” — 8 July 2007 — Physical — English.

Magazines and Journals

  • Surfaces Reporter — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Antarya — “Bamboo Symphony”, by Manasaram Architects.

  • Ityuta’14 College Magazine, Adhiyamaan College of Engineering — Interview of Ar. Neelam Manjunath.

  • SRM Ramapuram College Magazine — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Indian Architecture — “House of Five Elements and Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Built Expressions, Bangalore, India — “Creativity Unbound: Thoughtful impressions; Bamboo Architecture” by Ar. Neelam Manjunath.

  • Spandrel - College Newsletter, SPA Bhopal — “Bamboo Houses - Nature’s way of solving Global Housing Problem” by Ar. Neelam Manjunath.

  • Inside Outside — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Architecture Update, HUDCO DSN, WAN — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Economic Research India Ltd — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Indian Architect & Builder — “Romancing the Green Gold”.

  • Indian Architect & Builder — “An Alternative Idiom: Bamboo Symphony” by Ruturaj Parikh.

  • Home Review — “Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Architecture Update — “My Best Green Project: Ar. Neelam Manjunath designs House of Five Elements - for herself”.

  • Down to Earth — “Building materials have ecological footprints”.

  • Edinburgh Architecture Research Journal — “Bamboo Symphony” by Apurva Bose Dutta.

  • Inside Track — “Indian Footprint at WAF: Bamboo Symphony”.

  • Surfaces Reporter Collector’s Edition — “Story of the House of Five Elements”.

  • IFJ Magazine — Feature on Bamboo Symphony and House of Five Elements.

  • GREEN Magazine, Taiwan, China — “Bamboo Symphony” by Ya-Yun.

  • Design Diffusion News (DDN199), Italy — “La Casa Dei Cinque Elementi: House of Five Elements” by di Francesca De Ponti.

  • Architecture Design, UK — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Architektur Pasajes de Arquitectura — “Manasaram Architects: Bamboo Symphony” by Kikos Papadopoulos.

International Magazine Coverage

  • Bamboo Buildings, Rotterdam (Netherlands), in-house publishing — “The ultimate in Sustainability”.

  • The Economist — “Neelam Manjunath. The world awaits your decision”.

  • The Economist — “Ms Neelam Manjunath. A success story in the making?”.

  • ArchDaily — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Archello — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Architizer — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Inhabitat — Bamboo Symphony.

  • AECafe — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Lazuli — Manasaram Architects profile.

  • Yanon Design — Bamboo Symphony.

  • DesignBoom — Bamboo Symphony.

  • The Inside Track — “Singing a Different Tune”.

  • Open Buildings — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Issuu — Bamboo Symphony.

  • Surface Reporter Magazine — Bamboo Symphony.

Online Mentions

More Recent Online Features

  • Rethinking the Future — “Architects in Bangalore India | Top 50 Architecture Firms in Bangalore (2025)” — 9 April 2025 — Listicle.

  • Amazing Architecture — “Architect Neelam Manjunath: A Woman on a Crusade Urging Adoption of Eco-Friendly Technologies” — 2025 — Interview.

  • Disrupt Magazine — “Neelam Manjunath: Pioneering Sustainable Architecture with Bamboo and Nature” — 14 March 2024 — Feature Article.

  • Social Design Library — “Cocoon” — 16 November 2021 — Digital Archive.

  • Amazing Architecture — “Architecting with Nature” — 16 April 2021 — Interview.

  • Karwaan.India — “Contemporary Architecture - Bamboo Symphony” — 15 March 2021 — Social Media.

  • Mad4India — “How Bamboo lady of India is going mainstream with bamboo use in the construction industry” — 9 January 2021 — Official Website.

  • Rethinking the Future — “Manasaram Architects: Pioneers in Sustainable and Harmonious Design” — 2021 — Feature Article.

  • Rethinking the Future — “Ar. Neelam Manjunath - Bamboo Ambassador of India” — 23 December 2020 — Feature Article.

  • RTF — Bamboo Symphony — 23 December 2020 — Project Feature.

  • Architecture.Live — “Metro Station in bamboo at Bengaluru for BMRCL by Manasaram Architects” — 28 October 2019 — Project Feature.

  • The Better India — “Earthquake Safe, Waterproof, Fire Retardant: Why India Needs Bamboo in its Homes” — 17 July 2019 — Official Website.

  • RTF — “Metro Station Bangalore | Manasaram Architects” — 14 July 2017 — Project Feature.

  • Architecture.Live — Manasaram Architects — 5 October 2016 — Firm Profile.

  • BambooSahiHai — Profile: Neelam Manjunath.

  • Archello — Bamboo Symphony — Project Feature.

  • RTF — MetaSLUM, Cocoon House — Project Feature.

  • CGBMT — Sustainability in Practice: Bamboo Projects — Project Feature.

  • World Bamboo Organization — World Bamboo Ambassador — Profile Interview.

  • World Bamboo Organization — World Bamboo Congress — Talk.

  • Unknown — Symphony of the Bamboos (Book Talk) — Talk.

  • Instagram — Instagram (Personal) — Social Media.

  • Instagram — Instagram (Firm) — Social Media.

Interviews

  • Zee TV, Kannada Channel — “Emerging personalities of Karnataka” — Interview with Ar. Neelam Manjunath — 1 May 2006.

  • ETV — “Vaastu in Architecture” — Interview with Ar. Neelam Manjunath — 2006.