The works of Indian architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (B.V. Doshi), the 2018 Pritzker Laureate will be celebrated at a retrospective being organised at Wrightwood 659, a private institution located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.…
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Bjarke Ingels designs sustainable floating housing units signalling new urban living and mobility solution
Globally-acclaimed architect Bjarke Ingels has been at the forefront of cutting-edge innovation when it comes to building sustainably. With projects spanning the world, his Copenhagen-based practice BIG is leading the discourse on climate change…
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Building sustainably is really about going back to the basics Socialist public housing concept by a Singaporean architect could transform urban living in dense cities This material is the future of buildings Charting Uzbekistan’s…
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ADDP Architects unveils sustainable high-rise twin towers overlooking conserved buildings in Singapore
Singapore-headquartered ADDP Architects has unveiled plans and renderings for its Avenue South Residences project, located in the upcoming Greater Southern Waterfront precinct that is touted to become one of the most sought-after live-work-play neighbourhoods…
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Socialist public housing concept by a Singaporean architect could transform urban living in dense cities
Bryant Lau Liang Cheng, an up-and-coming Singaporean architect, who graduated in 2019 from the National University of Singapore with a Master’s in Architecture, has proposed a concept on time-based homeownership incentivisation model called Tesseract.…
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Rahul Mehrotra appointed chair of urban planning and design department at Harvard GSD
Acclaimed Indian architect Rahul Mehrotra has been appointed the Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design and the John T. Dunlop Professor in Housing and Urbanization. Mehrotra joined Harvard GSD’s faculty in…
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Heatherwick Studio-designed Eden tower in Singapore incorporates biophilia in high-rise balconies
Heatherwick Studio, led by the enigmatic British designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed one of the most anticipated projects in Singapore – a 26-storey luxury tower located in the swish district 10, popularly known as Orchard…