The ninth edition of the Singapore Art Week (SAW) 2021 kicked off on January 22, promising to showcase a plethora of artists – both local and international – bringing their work together through a…
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Architecture Building Materials Interviews Office design skyscraper Sustainable designGroundbreaking supertall building prototype by Dialog highlights timber’s vast potential as main building material
Canadian architecture and multi-disciplinary practice Dialog has designed a hybrid mass timber tower prototype that promises to revolutionise tall buildings as we know them. The patent-pending design that can be used to produce hybrid…
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Architecture Industrial design Interviews Urban design Wellness designInterview: Studio Symbiosis on fusing architecture and technology to design a revolutionary solution for India’s pollution problem
Lately, India’s capital New Delhi has been in the news for its hazardous air pollution levels – over 20 times the limit of what the World Health Organization considers safe. Unsurprisingly, it has earned…
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Architecture Building Materials Installation InterviewsInterview: Amanda Gunawan and Joel Wong of OWIU on setting up a successful practice on two continents
Architects Joel Wong (left) and Amanda Gunawan (right) set up their Singapore- and Los Angeles-based young practice, Only Way Is Up (OWIU) Design Studio, to enable them to be more hands-on with their trade,…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Culture Hotel design Interiors Interviews Public Institution Sustainable designHow Sharjah’s cultural pursuits helped it transform from a laid-back desert town into the UAE’s design soul
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…
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Architecture Interviews Landscape architecture Residential design skyscraper Sports Complex Sustainable design Urban designBen van Berkel: Urban density as we knew it will change but by 2050, 70% population will live in cities
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,…
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Architecture Community architecture Interviews Sustainable design Urban designUtssav Gupta of Creators Architects reimagines sustainability via secondary programmes that optimise every single inch of built space
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…