Journal

Yasmeen Lari: Architecture for Equal Access

Pakistan's first female architect intended to retire nearly two decades ago, but humanitarian crises and rising inequality brought Yasmeen Lari back into the practice to help shape a more prosperou...

Henning Larsen: Will The Pandemic Change Architecture?

The pandemic has dramatically changed the ways humanity lives and works. The almost universal introduction of 'working from home' has created a gaping crater between the quality of life in cities a...

Robin Chase on Reinventing Mobility for The Ideal City

Robin Chase’s work has reshaped mobility in cities and our understanding of how we can share resources. Offering a compelling vision for a greener and more multimodal future of transportation, she ...

The Rebirth of China’s Hinterlands

There is a mass migration to China's countryside after decades of urbanization, a reversal of reform is bringing newfound prosperity to the hinterlands. With economic opportunities come new archite...

A Green Sanctuary in the Shadows of Ho Chi Minh

Over the course of two decades, Ho Chi Minh has experienced an unprecedented population rise. In a bid to say true to its architectural heritage, slim and vertical facades have been transforming ne...

Wutopia Lab’s Visions of A New Age China

At the turn of the 21st-century, China began to change lanes with regard to how it saw itself architecturally. Internally, a new crop of native designers and studios began to pay tribute to traditi...

Can The Ideal City Become A Reality?

Visions of the perfect city and civilizations have been laid out for millenniums but all have failed. We currently don't have the urban spaces that humanity needs, but our cities are adapting to mo...

The Role of Art in Post-Pandemic Cities

For a few months of 2020, it felt like the world hit the pause and stopped to appreciate its surroundings. Artist Camille Walala used this time of reflection to ask a question about how we should s...

Density Dilemma

Instead of being apprehensive about density, cities are adapting to demands—becoming smarter and more innovative. Alongside Chris Precht of Precht studio, we investigate vertical architecture and h...

John Pawson: How Inanimate Structures Come Alive

British architect John Pawson discusses personality and authenticity, and why sometimes less is more. For Living In, his Cotswolds farm house is poetically showcased through the lens of Mariluz Vidal.