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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Architecture Community architecture Office design Public Institution Sustainable design
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StudioWNA designs biomorphic-shaped glamping property atop Bali’s rice terraces using sustainable bamboo
Bali-based architecture practice StudioWNA has designed Veluvana Bali, a luxury glamping holiday destination in Indonesia designed especially for young couples who have an adventurous spirit and want to experience living close to nature. The…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Hotel design
Sunyat Architects converts Shanghai boutique hotel’s former boiler room into part of larger urban landscape
It’s been 10 years since Singaporean hotelier Loh Lik Peng enlisted one of China’s leading architecture practices, Neri&Hu, to convert a former crumbling factory and warehouse facility on the Shanghai Bund into a hip…
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Architecture Competitions Opinion
On World Architecture Day, Bryant Lau examines if architecture competitions can really launch an architect’s career into the big league
Architecture competitions have been known to launch the careers of many well-known architects. However, there are critics who argue against the benefits of this practice citing the huge amount of financial resources a well…
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Architecture Community architecture Urban design
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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Architecture Residential design Rural architecture
PARALX designs private retreat in Lebanese mountains inspired by its rugged surroundings and nearby bridge
This private residence in Faraya, Lebanon does not subscribe to the traditional “swiss chalet” profile of most homes in the area, an approach that is in line with the PARALX design approach to always…
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Architecture Residential design
Kamitata Architects designs compact house in Bandung featuring andesite stone and wooden planks
Located in a dense residential area of Bandung, Indonesia, RD House, designed by Kamitata Architects is a modern tropical house with a combination of box shape and floating roof. The face of the building…