Bangkok-headquartered global architecture and design practice Design Worldwide Partnership (dwp) has launched operations in the Lion City in collaboration with Singapore-based firm designphase DBA. The joint venture will be led by Derek MacKenzie and…
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“Post covid-19 workplace will blend high-tech functionality with home comforts,” says Jeremy Kumala of Unispace
As businesses prepare to resume operations, designers and architects are rethinking workplaces and setting the guidelines for the “new norm”. The office of the future was already a much-debated topic up until the ongoing…
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Orproject designs reflective sculptural walls for luxury boutique in Indian capital
US-, Europe- and India-based multidisciplinary practice, Orproject, was commissioned to design a partition system for well-known Indian fashion designer Amit Aggarwal’s flagship store in New Delhi’s upscale Mehrauli district. Aggarwal is known for working…
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Jordanian countryside house by Sahel AlHiyari Architects balances brutalist structure with craftsmanship and soft landscaping
Located in Amman’s Dabuq district, the Barghouti House by Sahel AlHiyari Architects responds to its rugged site with a brutalist structure and use of materials that lend a sculptural quality to the house, and…
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25 contemporary museums in Asia known for their spectacular architecture
Museums lend the ultimate cultural cachet to countries – both developed and developing. Lately, Asian countries have seen a rise in the number of museums and cultural institutions being built, many of them by…
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Digital Blue Foam proposes AI-generated tool to plan high density spaces with social distancing norms for Covid-19 era
There has been much speculation on the future of workplaces and public spaces as countries continue to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. While authorities scurry to put measures in place once the movement restrictions…
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Chinese architects slam proposal for lotus-shaped world’s largest football stadium in Guangzhou
Even as the foreseeable future of live sporting events looks bleak, China is constructing the world’s largest football stadium in Guangzhou. Its $1.7 billion price tag notwithstanding, the early renderings of the project has…