Category list : Asia
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Treetop retreat: Young Professors' Club, Zhejiang, China by the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)Subscription
New into Old 2019 Commended: In an era of rampant development in China, UAD’s repurposing of a charming old school for corporate breaks on a hillside in Zhejiang is predicated on minimal intervention
Breathing new life: Tulou tower and plug-in, Lantian village, China by Rural Urban Framework + University of Hong KongSubscription
New into Old 2019 Highly Commended: with their tulou renovation projects, Rural Urban Framework alongside students at the University of Hong Kong are transforming ideas about urbanising the rural
Revisit: Louis Kahn's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, BangladeshSubscription
The Capitol Complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, fuses imposing grandeur with disarming simplicity, foreshadowing Postmodernism
Laurie Baker (1917-2007)Subscription
After graduating from Birmingham School of Architecture, Baker made India his home where he addressed the housing needs of the poor, sometimes called the ‘Gandi of Indian architecture’
Revisit: Aranya low-cost housing, Indore, Balkrishna DoshiSubscription
Doshi’s ideas on housing the poor culminated in 80 model homes in Aranya where residents felt empowered by the opportunity to improvise
Minnette de Silva (1918-1998)Subscription
Expressive, unapologetic, and ahead of her time in ecological and participative design, the Sri Lankan architect is considered a pioneer of what she called Modern Regionalism – later to be known as Critical Regionalism
Level crossings: Nishinakayama-cho Strip House, Aichi, Japan, by Kochi Architect's StudioSubscription
AR House commended: Kochi Architect’s Studio deploys a play of intersecting planes to achieve an adept balance of open space and privacy
Fringe benefits: Song house, Shanghai, China, by AZL ArchitectsSubscription
AR House commended: Renouncing conventional approaches to dwellings in suburban Shanghai, this family house could be a model to replicate
Footprints in time: House in Kamitomii, Kurashiki, Japan, by General Design CoSubscription
AR House winner General Design Co’s House in Kamitomii, Japan, involved paring back age-old accretions to restore it to its original dimensions and create a space defined by openness and simplicity
The global village: building a future countrysideSubscription
No longer bucolic backwaters but networked centres for e-commerce, Chinese Taobao Villages are shaping the post-human landscape
