Car Vending Machine
Asia is known for it’s vending machines. But did you know that there is a building-scale vending machine in Singapore
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
Seattle Central Library
On a recent visit to Seattle, I was most excited to see this incredible library designed by OMA (Office of
A Typological Case Study for Future Urbanism
The Interlace is an award winning megacondo development by local developers CapitaLand and designed by legendary starchitect Rem Koolhaas’s firm, OMA
A Concrete Exoskeleton in Dubai
I have been a fan of the firm Reiser + Umemoto since reading their book, Atlas of Novel Tectonics while
Moving Past Modernism
As modernist architects broke free from vernacular architectural languages and developed a homogenised international style, many created sterile spaces and places
Lecture: Moshe Safdie – in Search of new Typologies
I recently saw legendary architect Moshe Safdie lecture in Singapore (at the HDB PEAK Forum) on the topic “In Search
Towards an Urban Architecture
Over the past few years, I spent a lot of time backpacking across Europe by train (my favourite method of
Constructivism & Modernism: Part 2
PART 2 CAR PARK & TERMINUS HOENHEIM-NORD vs THE MONUMENT TO THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL ZAHA HADID: BUILDING ON A CONSTRUCTIVIST
Constructivism & Modernism: Part 1
PART 1 CONSTRUCTIVISM AS AN ANTIDOTE TO STIFLING MODERNISM MODERNISM: A PARADIGM FOR NEW-FOUND MODERNITY At the beginning of the
Harry Weese’s Prison Skyscraper
The Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center by Harry Weese is an intriguing typological study, a prison taking the form of a
Banque Postale Paris
Banque Postale Paris by Chaix Morel Architects. The contemporary form of the building echoes the adjacent archetypal Parisian residences. Images by
Assyafaah Mosque
Located in a quiet area in suburban northern Singapore, this modern mosque by Forum Architects is a stunning contemporary rendition of the