Vienna, a city largely shaped by women, wins Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2020. Antwerp, Boston and Lisbon earn special mentions.…
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What the design world is talking about this week: An architectural catastrophe is brewing in India’s capital Why nomads struggle to leave their idyllic lifestyle behind but also yearn for urban environments? London Design…
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Today marks the World Architecture Day, observed on the first Monday of October every year. Celebrating the theme of Housing for All, the International Union of Architects (UIA) had earlier this year announced a…
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Architecture Education Sustainable design Sustainable designNew campus of Singapore Institute of Technology designed by Woha and RSP Architects revealed
The new 91,000 sq m campus of the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), to be built by 2023 in the heart of the Punggol Digital District, was unveiled today by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.…
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Architecture Office design Retail designThomas Heatherwick to design green pergola structure for mixed-use project in Tokyo
Heatherwick Studio has released artists impressions for a green pergola complex to be the defining feature of an upcoming development in the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Work has begun on the 80,000m² project, located in the Toranomon-Azabudai district, which will…
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Architecture Office design Retail designKohn Pedersen Fox-designed Robinson Tower addresses compact site space challenge
The Robinson Tower, a 24,000 m² boutique retail and office tower, was recently inaugurated in Singapore. Designed by the international firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, (KPF) in collaboration with Singapore-headquartered global practice Architects 61, the faceted building…
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Designed by Ole Scheeren, the recently completed DUO twin towers in Singapore’s Kampong Glam heritage area exemplify urban reconciliation. The design for this Malaysian-Singaporean joint venture actively engages the space of the surrounding city…