Amid the climate crisis, food and water scarcity are two of the biggest threats to societies. Once predominantly agrarian societies, Bangkok and other cities across Southeast Asia, have succumbed to unregulated and rampant urbanisation.…
What is common between Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre and the new State Courts towers (above; photo: Finbarr Fallon) in Singapore? While the former is a poetic rendition of a solitary cultural institution sitting along…
Following an international competition, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) + HIJJAS + RAMBØLL have been selected as the lead masterplan designer for BIODIVERCITY – a sustainable destination on Penang South Island (PSI) in northwest Malaysia,…
Montessori is an educational method originating in Europe in the early 20th century, and has been developing in Vietnam in recent years. This method respects the independence of children, creates an environment for them…
It’s hard to keep pace with the multi-faceted Carlo Ratti, architect, engineer, academic at MIT, where he heads up the Senseable City Lab, as well as the founder of his Turin-based eponymous practice Carlo…
Bali-based Stilt Studios has begun construction on a new prefabricated tiny house made out of recycled Tetra Pak cartons. The firm has also launched a Kickstarter campaign to create awareness for the use of…
Across India, more than 1.3 million Anganwadi Centres (AWC) provide children and women from low-income households with basic healthcare, preschool education and meals. Established in 1975 by the Indian government to alleviate childhood malnutrition…