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…
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Architecture Interviews Sustainable design Urban design
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Architecture Building Materials Residential design Sustainable design
Stilt Studios Bali led by Alexis Dornier launches prefab tiny house made with recycled materials
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…
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F&B Interiors Surface design
Dubai’s new snack bar concept by NIU Studio is inspired by retro elements and futuristic spaceship
Dubai-based NIU Studio, headed by Italian architects Elena Gregorutti and Giorgio Palermo, has designed a dramatic new acai snack bar, Grapes & Dates in the emirate. Located within the Last Exit F&B venue in…
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Architecture Interviews
National Day Special: Michael Ngu of Architects61 on why Singapore is a sought after brand name among foreign architects and developers
Singaporean architect Michael Ngu (above; photo: Kevin Pang), Chief Executive Officer of award-winning firm Architects61, is the winner of the inaugural Goh Chok Tong Enable Award 2019, a recognition conferred upon exceptionally-talented individuals with…
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Furniture design
Singapore furniture firm The Table Guy founded by Darryl Loh fuses sustainability with good design
Singaporean designer Darryl Loh’s creative enterprise The Table Guy is rooted in three tenets – passion, user-centric design, eco-responsibility. The firm’s humble beginnings started when founder Darryl Loh was searching for high-quality, sustainably produced…
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Architecture Exhibition Interviews
Philadelphia exhibition shines light on Japanese masters and their influence on American Mid-Century Modernism
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, a 17th-century-style Japanese house and garden located in Philadelphia’s West Fairmount Park, has announced its major new exhibition Shofuso and Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration between Japan and Philadelphia. The exhibition…
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Education Interiors
Shenzhen kindergarten by VMDPE Design balances structured spaces with abstract areas
Vinci Chan, founder of VMDPE Design reckons that when children learn in a classroom, they greatly benefit from rich educational content. However, their day-to-day living spaces often remain repetitive and jaded. While designing this…