Ground preparation works for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Qiddiya development being designed by Danish firm BIG, and earmarked as the oil-rich kingdom’s future “capital of entertainment, sports and the arts”, have begun. The work involves…
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G8A Architects designs Hanoi cafe that breaks away from city’s traditional tube houses
Veering from the prevalent compressed vertical density, G8A Architecture studio, along with VUUV Architecture and Interior Design practice, has designed a 1,000m² cafe in Hanoi that plays with architectural proportions to eschew the cookie-cutter…
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Jonathan Ashmore (above, left) is the founder and principal architect at Dubai- and London-based architectural practice ANARCHITECT. After completing his education and training in the UK, Ashmore moved to Dubai, UAE, where he established…
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Interiors Residential design
PriestmanGoode designs co-living brand to provide affordable and socially-active accommodation in Indian cities
Multi-disciplinary UK firm PriestmanGoode has designed a new co-living brand in India aimed at tackling social isolation among millennials by providing opportunities for shared experiences. The new brand named Olive is a new offering…
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OF Studio wins competition to design undulating desert landscape feature at Dubai Creek Harbour
UK-based OF Studio has won a competition by property developer Emaar to create a new “landmark structure” on a 6,300m² plot within the 5,600,000m² Dubai Creek Harbour waterfront development in the United Arab Emirates.…
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Look Architects designs Singapore public housing project highlighting surrounding landscape and community living
Singapore’s Housing Development Board (HDB), the agency responsible for the city-state’s widely-acclaimed public housing celebrated its 60th anniversary last week. A new project called the St George’s Towers by Look Architects is a testament…
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Studio Symbiosis to design Perfume Park and Museum in India’s Kannauj city
Studio Symbiosis has been commissioned to design the Perfume Park and Museum in Kannauj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Known as the perfume capital of India, the project, led by Amit…