The installation called the Everlasting Forest Pavilion by Plural Designs Company demonstrates the intertwining of humans and nature. Presented during Bangkok Design Week 2020, it refers to the rampant urbanisation because of economic and…
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Breaking: Kengo Kuma and Associates and K2LD entry wins Founder’s Memorial competition in Singapore
The Founder’s Memorial design has been selected from among a shortlist of five submitted designs. The completed project by Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates and local practice K2LD, along the Marina Bay precinct,…
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Al-Ula Desert visitor centre by KWY Studio ushers new tourism era in Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia opens up its doors to international tourists, plans are afoot to reinvigorate its historic sites. One of them is Al-Ula, an archaeological attraction located in close proximity to Hegra, the oil-rich…
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Installation by Hanoi’s MIA Design Studio aims to connect people with architecture and heritage
Vietnamese practice MIA Design Studio has designed a public installation by Hoan Kiem Lake promenade in the historic city centre of Hanoi. Titled the Ashui Pavilion, it is a 234m² lightweight architectural structure that…
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Shanghai’s cruise terminal by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects combines infrastructure with landscaping
Located at the end of Shanghai’s Minsheng Rd, the Minsheng Ferry Station designed by Atelier Liu Yuang Architects, is connected to the Minsheng Wharf Waterfront through Huimin Bridge. Flanked by the Huangpu River to…
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Interview: 100 Architects on why impactful street architecture needs to deviate from surrounding context
Shanghai-based 100 Architects, founded in 2013 by Chilean architect Marcial Jesus and now led by him as well as two partners – Spanish architect Javier Gonzalez Rivero and Chinese architect Jenny Fan – is…
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Ground preparation work begins on Saudi’s Qiddiya project to be designed by BIG
Ground preparation works for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Qiddiya development being designed by Danish firm BIG, and earmarked as the oil-rich kingdom’s future “capital of entertainment, sports and the arts”, have begun. The work involves…