18/05/2021 architecture & interior
A once symbolic structure of the Montréal 1976 Olympic Games, this brutalist dome that found a second lease of life as a science museum. After recently undergone a vast renovation, we speak to architecture studio KANVA about their breathtaking harmony between nature and design.
Read more 05/05/2021 architecture & interior
For over a century, community gardens have been a focal part of life in urban areas across much of the world. Their rise is attributed to food shortages during the wars, but today they are beacons that bring more food diversity to communities and bring like-minded together.
Read more 04/05/2021 architecture & interior
Although vertical gardens and living walls have been in existence for millenniums, today they play a more pivotal role that ever in ensuring humans and nature can live together in harmony. As a movement, they are re-envisioning the role of architecture and how we live in urban spaces.
Read more 21/04/2021 architecture & interior
A retreat in the foresty mountains of Cape Town rises to share the space with nature in a seemingly organic fashion. The architectural creation by Malan Vorster is a leading case study that displays an emerging South African design style. Propelling a vision that differs from Western ideals, this project was a shinning example from Beyond the West.
Read more 15/04/2021 architecture & interior
For the second-part of the Wang Shu and Yoko Choi interview, the pair discuss China's position in the global architecture discourse and why Shu doesn't take on projects outside of his homeland.
Read more 09/04/2021 architecture & interior
In Thailand, an architect had to be patient to realize his vision through his first projects. His studio today is a beacon of progressive design and thought that seeks to transform rural communities through architecture.
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