From raising the bar for responsible development, to honouring its rich heritage through a raft of well-considered restoration projects, the culturally attuned emirate has formed an architectural imprint that’s unique to the region. In…
While Mr Ben van Berkel (above; photo: Inga Powilleit) might be an architect by training, by way of this extensive work around the world, he can also be deemed a sociologist, anthropologist, urban planner,…
The built sector in India continues to grow, primarily driven by the private sector. DE51GN speaks to New Delhi-based architect Mr Utssav Gupta, partner and CEO of Creators Architects that is leading a new…
Designing for the desert terrain is not only a matter of expertise and technical know-how from the point of view of the site topography, structural and building materials knowledge, but it requires an innate…
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…
Nathan Yong is one of the brightest Singapore design talents to have made an international mark. He won the President’s Design Award Designer of the Year 2008 for his outstanding contribution to Singapore’s design…
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…