The special maiden issue of Volume 4 of Home & Design TRENDS is the annual Awards Special, which exclusively showcases the winners of the 3rd edition of the TRENDS Excellence Awards for Architecture & Design 2015. With full-fledged features covering these awarded projects and their architects from across India, this issue highlights the innovative design ideas and extraordinary work that the country has been witness to. Inside the pages of this special edition, there is a brief look at the elaborate pre-jury and jury process, the prestigious awards ceremony for the TRENDS Awards held in Mumbai and the design story behind the one-of-a-kind TRENDS trophy, the first 3D printed one in India. ​Also along with the in-depth coverage of projects that won, do see the portfolio section - happy portraits of all our winners shot with their trophies by Mrigank Sharma.