Designed by SUP Atelier, the Hainan Smart Ecological New City Digital City Hall, themed “Garden & Courtyard”, is a multi-functional building available for exhibition, creative industries, and commercial offices. The design, starting from climatic…
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UN WORLD HABITAT DAY: Documentary film by Boris Benjamin Bertram showcases homes on four different continents
Even as we mark the UN World Habitat Day as well as World Architecture Day on October 5, the ongoing battle against the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have exposed the vulnerabilities of urban centres…
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Architects49 draws on traditional elevated structures to create contextual and creative community hub in northeastern Thailand
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) was founded to integrate the ingeniousness of Thai society and culture with modern knowledge and technology. TCDC, spanning an area of 2,100m², is neither a school nor a…
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Bangkok Project Studio designs brick observation tower in rural Thailand made with excavated earth from nearby reservoir
Kui, the ethnic people of Surin Province in northeastern Thailand have been elephant keepers for centuries. Elephants are considered family members, and living with elephants has been an inseparable part of their long heritage.…
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Utssav Gupta of Creators Architects reimagines sustainability via secondary programmes that optimise every single inch of built space
The built sector in India continues to grow, primarily driven by the private sector. DE51GN speaks to New Delhi-based architect Mr Utssav Gupta, partner and CEO of Creators Architects that is leading a new…
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Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects converts former brick brewery warehouse into contemporary art museum in Japan’s Hirosaki city
Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) has designed the recently-opened Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art (Hirosaki MOCA), located in northern Japan’s western Aomori Prefecture. The city is known for being the largest producer of apples…
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Yarinda Bunnag and Roberto Requejo Belette of Imaginary Objects discuss why playgrounds are important for dense cities like Bangkok
Bangkok-based architecture practice Imaginary Objects was co-founded in 2018 by architects Yarinda Bunnag and Roberto Requejo Belette. Bangkok born and bred of mixed Swiss and Thai parentage, Ms Bunnag completed her architecture studies at…