The subterranean architecture for waters such as steps well at adalaj, rani ki Vav at patan. Dada hari ni Vav at Ahmedabad is exclusive to Gujarat. Gujarat has a rich mosaic of jain and hindu temples dating from 6th to 16th centuries. The jain temples at palitana. Delwada and Ahmedabad are in marble and wooden carvings. Rudramahalaya siddhpur, surya mandir at modhera and meha meru prasad at somnath scale a new peak in the evolution of temple architecture. The example of muslim architecture can be seen at the mosque and tomb of serkhej, Rani, sipri in Ahmedabad, the stone jails at siddisaiyed, and the shaking minarets. The dignified royal architecture of Gujarat is well demonstrated at the laxmivilas place of vadodara, pratapvilas in jamnagar, darbargadh of Bhavnagar and the palace at mandvi.

The Indian institute of management designed by Louis Kahn, yet another landmark by an internationally renowned American architect derives use of brick in its purest structure from using the local construction skills and material ( popularly known as exposed brick -work).

The British rule turned the focus to the civic architecture. Gujarat college in Ahmedabad, along with Claude Battey's town hall and MJ library, the museum at vadrodra dignifies this fact.

The French maestro Le corbusier designing institutions- mill owners association building , sanskar Kendra and houses of sarabhai and shodan in Ahmedabad. Modern architecture can be explored at sangath, Gandhi samarak sangrahalaya , NID, EDI and the Amdavad ni Gufa the IRMA, and NDDB in Anand. The planetarium in vadrodra , dudh sagar dairy in mehsana and the whole rang of private residences across Gujarat.