Bjarke Ingels is Coming to Singapore
After a private design competition in 2018, it was announced that local developer CapitaLand had selected a team led by
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Singapore Skyline on the Silver Screen
Singapore‘s futuristic skyline has become a popular place for major Hollywood blockbuster movies to film, with the hyper-modern cityscape often
Singapore’s Southern Ridges Park
Located along a series of forested hills along the southern coast of Singapore is the Southern Ridges park. Covered with
Toyo Ito at Island City
Located in the central park of an artificial island off the coast of Fukuoka Japan is a stunning building by
a 90’s Vision of the Future of Housing
Nexus World is an urban housing experiment in Fukuoka Japan, masterplanned by 2019 Pritzker Prize laureate Arato Isozaki in 1991.
Teshima Art Museum
Near Japan’s famous architecture island of Naoshima is another serene island of architectural significance, Teshima. The droplet-shaped architecture of the
Japan’s Architecture Island
Naoshima, a remote island off the main Japanese island of Honshu, is an architectural paradise. The island is located a
Frank Gehry’s Fishes Around the World
Frank Gehry has been fascinated with fish since his childhood when his grandmother would keep live carp from the local
10 Cool Metro Maps
Public transport maps are something we use every day to get around, but some of them transcend this to become
a Cute Concrete Factory Building
The Wah Son Aerospace building by ipli Architects challenges the traditional factory typology with a delightfully crafted building. The separated
The New Funan Mall is Amazing!
Experiential retail is a readily bandied buzzword these days, but I never really understood it until I visited the recently-revamped
50 More Stunning Houses in Singapore (#101-150)
Singapore’s exorbitant land prices, a limited amount of lots zoned for landed housing, and the highest concentration of multimillionaires on
Marina Barrage
Marina Barrage illustrates how a well crafted piece of infrastructure can become a beloved urban asset. As part of a
Jewel Changi Airport (and how to get there)
The ‘Jewel’ is the latest addition to Singapore’s world renowned Changi Airport. Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, Jewel Changi Airport
This Architecture School is Net-zero Energy!
The school of architecture at the National University of Singapore got a major face lift this year with a stunning
a WOHA Tour of Singapore
A lot of architourists visiting Singapore have been messaging me for recommendations on how they should visit the internationally acclaimed
Is this Apple’s Coolest new Store?
If the rumours are true, Apple’s third store in Singapore will be one of the world’s most unique: a glass
Can we Please Start Planting more Trees on Top of Skyscrapers?
A recent episode of Roman Mars fantastic architecture podcast 99% Invisible posed skepticism on the feasibility of planting trees on
An Oasis in Urban Singapore
Located in one of Singapore’s quickly growing high density public housing estates, Oasis Terraces turns what could have been a
Thomas Heatherwick Buildings in Singapore
Famed British designer Thomas Heatherwick has started to design a lot more buildings, but his architecture is still fairly rare.
Bamboo Womb
Bali’s iconic Potato Head Beach Club has been expanding into a village of cool design. Joining the instagrammable shutter-covered structure
10 Best Hotels for Architects in Singapore
Singapore is a great place for architects to visit. Why not stay in an architecturally awesome hotel while you are
Building on a Building
In land-scarce Singapore, architects & developers have to get creative in optimising land use. Tower Fifteen (formerly known as the
How to Build in a Park
In an increasingly dense and urbanised world, park land has become increasingly valuable. Our green spaces are precious remnants of