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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The co-founders of Irish practice Grafton Architects, Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, have won the 2020 Pritzker Prize, for being pioneers in a male-dominated profession. The jury panel recognised the duo for “integrity in…
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F&B Interiors Lifestyle Retail design
Radius Interior Design Studio creates skateboard-inspired cafe in Taipei
When Simple Longboards, a Vienna-based skateboard brand, wanted to launch its first global concept store, it chose Taipei from among other cities such as Amsterdam, Seoul, Tokyo and Vienna. The concept for Simple Longboards…
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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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Architecture F&B Interiors
ASWA architects designs tiny cafe with curved roof and asymmetrical gable in Bangkok
Architectural Studio of Work – Aholic, popularly known as ASWA architects, led by architects Phuttipan Aswakool and Chotiros Techamongklapiwat, has designed a tiny 30m² cafe called the Giant Bakes Cafe in Bangkok’s Ari district.…
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Creative Crews discusses its award-winning classroom makeover for blind children in Thailand
Based in Bangkok, Creative Crews is an award-winning architecture, landscape and urban design practice co-founded by former Woha alumnus Puiphai Khunawat (above left) and Ekkachan Eiamananwattana (above right) of W Architects Singapore. The firm…
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Architecture Interviews Sustainable design
Interview: Anjali Mangalgiri shares why local materials make for inherently contextual architecture
Anjali Mangalgiri is the founder and principal architect at Grounded, an award-winning architecture and development firm that she founded in 2010. After graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School of Planning…