Ludovico (Vico) Magistretti, one of the most influential Italian industrial designers, was born in Milan on 6 October 1920. He came from a family of architects: his great-grandfather Gaetano Besia built the Reale Collegio…
It’s been 10 years since Singaporean hotelier Loh Lik Peng enlisted one of China’s leading architecture practices, Neri&Hu, to convert a former crumbling factory and warehouse facility on the Shanghai Bund into a hip…
Architecture competitions have been known to launch the careers of many well-known architects. However, there are critics who argue against the benefits of this practice citing the huge amount of financial resources a well…
Even as we mark the UN World Habitat Day as well as World Architecture Day on October 5, the ongoing battle against the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have exposed the vulnerabilities of urban centres…
This private residence in Faraya, Lebanon does not subscribe to the traditional “swiss chalet” profile of most homes in the area, an approach that is in line with the PARALX design approach to always…
Located in a dense residential area of Bandung, Indonesia, RD House, designed by Kamitata Architects is a modern tropical house with a combination of box shape and floating roof. The face of the building…
Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) was founded to integrate the ingeniousness of Thai society and culture with modern knowledge and technology. TCDC, spanning an area of 2,100m², is neither a school nor a…