Category list : Asia
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Sceptred isles: the possibility of the archipelagoSubscription
As discrete objects in a larger terrain, the geographical condition and cultural history of islands suggests radical ways of thinking about the relationship between buildings and landscapes
Retrospective: Kashef Chowdhury / URBANASubscription
Working in Bangladesh’s liquid landscape, Kashef Chowdhury’s work mines a seam of social responsiveness in a terrain defined by water
Retrospective: Alexander BrodskySubscription
The work of Bureau Alexander Brodsky examines the common experiences and memories that unite Russians
Shelter from the storm: community structures, Tagpuro, the Philippines, by Eriksson Furunes with Leandro V Locsin PartnersSubscription
Community structures in Tagpuro in the Philippines by Eriksson Furunes with Leandro V Locsin Partners adapt to the destructive forces that wrecked their Tacloban antecedents
Xu Tiantian: ‘The buildings are not iconic – they're more quiet’VideoSubscription
Xu Tiantian, founder of DnA (Design and Architecture), talks about acupuncture, ancient Chinese building techniques and rejecting icons after winning the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture at the Women in Architecture awards 2019
Hong Kong West Kowloon Station by Andrew Bromberg at AedasSubscription
Published with support from Aedas: passengers emerge through the new Hong Kong West Kowloon Station from all parts of China to be welcomed into Hong Kong’s spectacular cityscape. The views are from the roof which adds a new dimension to Hong Kong’s public realm. Main photography by Edmund Sumner
Reading between the lines: Changsha library, Hunan Province, China, by Neri&HuSubscription
AR Library recalled: while Neri&Hu’s proposal for the Jinyu Community Library in Changsha, China, was initially shortlisted by the judges, Austin Williams’ visit reveals a different story
Clean living: DOMAT, Hong KongSubscription
Operating in both mainland China and Hong Kong, DOMAT confronts social issues such as high-density living, poverty and hygiene
Competition: Hyper-Dense Cities, AsiaSubscription
An open international ideas contest is being held to rethink a 1km² area of an Asian city so it can be home to at least 100,000 people (Deadline: 31 December)
Rites of passage: Yu Momoeda Architecture Office, JapanSubscription
Poetic sensibility married to a burgeoning ceremonial theme distinguish recent projects by Yu Momoeda Architecture Office
