CONTENTS
WALK AND TALK – Archifest’ 12 celebrates the urban environment and the communities that bring it alive. Themed ‘Rethink Singapore,’ the festival encourages participants to engage in an active conversation about how to make Singapore a better and more liveable place in the future.
VISUAL CHEMISTRY – Yorifuji Bunpei is a Japanese graphic designer who is known for the art direction of advertisements using his unique illustrations. His lecture at TCDC some months ago reflects how he communicates with the public.
ARE THEY SIRIUS? – This year’s ‘Architecture for Dogs’ is one of the most interesting projects that brought 13 notable architects and designers to conceptualize and explore architecture in a different way.
ESSENCE AND EXISTENCE – Pratchaya Phinthong is an artist who lives and works in Bangkok. His focus is luxury consumption and low cost production, labor exchange, weight and money via a contemporary process of thinking.
GREENING FROM THE INSIDE OUT – Bangkok doesn’t come to travelers’ minds was a green destination. But this 12-room boutique hotel emerges with eco-credentials. This Tree House Hotel is probably not for everyone but it’s quite interesting to pay a visit.
COURTEOUS NEIGHBORS – For many, shophouses bring back good memories of homes with open back doors, the smell of cooking coming from the kitchen and colorful street life. Here are thoughtful renovations of two typical shophouses in Singapore.
FROM BEIJING TO KL – Ole Scheeren has recently designed many remarkable skyscrapers in this region. After eight years as a partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Scheeren has set up his new practice called Buro Ole Scheeren in Beijing. We can get updated on his new projects and plan for the future together.
