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Pleasure island: a remote Gapado remodelled Subscription
In a joint initiative with Hyundai Card, architects One O One focus on economy, ecosystem and culture to develop the South Korean island of Gapado
Tadao Ando (1941-)Subscription
The young boxer turned self-trained architect mastered a signature style of concrete and shadow in Japan before exploding onto the global scene
BAU, Beirut, Lebanon by Rabih Geha ArchitectsSubscription
Beirut’s BAU club welcomes patrons via a crimson corridor onto a terrace with a view of the waterfront
House and Restaurant in Yamaguchi, Japan by Junya Ishigami + AssociatesSubscription
Junya Ishigami + Associates carved the shuttering for their house and restaurant’s concrete colums out from the earth to create a cave-like labyrinth below ground level
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
