In this issue:

1. Transformation of Traditional Building Stocks in the Historic Core of Kathmandu: Looking Through the Prism of Culture and Climate; by Dr Bijaya K. Shrestha and Sushmita Shrestha.

2. Tracing Globalization: Reflection of Changes in Lifestyle in Domestic Architecture; by Dr Zebun Nasreen Ahmed.

3. DELTA FORCE: New Cartographies of the Sundarbans Alternative Design Concepts for Khulna & Environs; by Dr Kelly Shannon and Ward Verbakel.

4. Integrating Open Space in Compact Layout: Study of a High-Density Residential Development in Hong Kong; by Afroza Parvin.

5. Towards Sustainable Rural Development: An Investigation on Clay Based Materials, their Appropriateness and Potential; by Fatema Meher Khan, Saimum Kabir and Shajjad Hossain.