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IN CHINA’S NEW URBAN DISTRICTS, ORIGINAL COMMUNITIES HAVE TRANSFORMED INTO CO-LIVING SPACES THAT REFLECT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES. THIS SHIFT HAS LED TO MORE FLEXIBLE USE OF HOMES, SHOPS, AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. ARCHITECTS JENCHIEH HUNG AND KULTHIDA SONGKITTIPAKDEE EXPLORE THESE CHANGES IN THEIR LATEST BOOK, ‘CHAMELEON ARCHITECTURE: SHIFTING / ADAPTING / EVOLVING.’ THE CHAPTER REVEALS ARCHITECTURE THAT IS NOT STATIC. IT MOVES, ADAPTS, AND GROWS WITH ITS CONTEXT AND TIME.

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BLUM’S HIGHLIGHT AT ARCHITECT’25

June 17, 2025

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BLUM INTEGRATED INTO FAMILIAR SPACES ACROSS THE ARCHITECT’25 TO SPOTLIGHT THEIR ‘SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT’ COMPONENTS OF DESIGN

art4d TAKES YOU TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT BANGKOK KUNSTHALLE IS DOING, WHY IT IS DOING IT, AND WHO IS DOING IT, THROUGH AN INTERVIEW WITH MARK CHEARAVANONT.

PHOTO ESSAY : SHOP CATS OF HONG KONG

June 14, 2025

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TEXT & PHOTO: MARCEL HEIJNEN

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When Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen moved to Hong Kong in 2015, he was delighted to find that many of his neighbours were of the feline variety. It was only natural for him to make friends with the local shop cats and their owners, taking photos as he went. And this series is the charming result.

Against a background of Hong Kong ’s bustling dried goods trade, dusty shelves groaning with traditional products, the beloved cats either stand out as shop mascots or magically melt away behind boxes and jars. Marcel aims to capture a world in which it seems that time stood still, a reminder of simpler times, ongoing warm stories not far from Hong Kong’s glistening skyline. A place where a true symbiotic relationship between human and animal still thrives.

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Dutch photographer Marcel Heijnen lived in Asia for 3 decades. He now divides his time between Europe and Asia. At any one time he is working on a number of photo series, from feline to fine art and everything in between, capturing different aspects of street life in Asia against a background of urbanisation and impermanence. When it comes to cats and their many layers of meaning, we suggest you to see his ‘Chinese Whiskers’ series via Instagram.

instagram.com/chinesewhiskers