MOST OF THE LIBRARIES IN TAIWAN EARN THE TITLE OF ‘THE LAND OF SILENT’. THEY ARE PLACES WHERE TYPING AND MOUSE-CLICKING SOUNDS COULD DISTURB THE PEOPLE INSIDE. HOWEVER, TAINAN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN YONGKANG DISTRICT DESIGNED BY MECANOO AND MAYU ARCHITECTS SEEMS TO HAVE A MORE FRIENDLY VIBE AND ALLOWS ANYONE TO SPEAK UP AND DISCUSS WITH OTHERS WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY
WARA JITHPRATUCK FROM PLAN ARCHITECT INVITES US TO CONTEMPLATE THE FULLEST POTENTIAL OF GLASS AND SURPASS ITS SUPERFICIAL CHARACTERISTICS. COME UP WITH A SUITABLE DESIGN ALONG WITH THIS MATERIAL IN THE TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE OF THAILAND.
“REC” OR “RECREATIONBKK” IS AN EMERGING LANDSCAPE PRACTICE THAT GATHERS CREATIVE PEOPLE FROM A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONS WHO SHARE THE SAME IDEOLOGY: ‘OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT TODAY CAN BE BETTER’
RIBA (ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS) PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION THAT DELVES DOWN INTO A ‘FEMALE INFLUENCE’ IN ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPLORES THE DEEPER MEANING OF THE PLAN OF THE 18TH TO 20TH CENTURY HOUSES IN ENGLAND
CENTRAL CHANTHABURI IS THE NEW LARGEST MIXED USE PROJECT IN EASTERN REGION, DESIGNED WITH THE COLLABORATION OF M.A.A.R, PHTAA AND LANDSCAPE COLLABORATION EXPRESSING NATURAL DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT LOCAL WAYS OF LIFE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY THAI ARCHITECTURE WHICH HELD UNDER THE CONCEPT ‘CHARMING CHANTHABURI’
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF COLOR IN DESIGN? LET’S FIND OUT IN THIS CONVERSATION WITH SHINTORN ARTHASARNPRASIT, A DIRECTOR OF SEE JORAKAY WHICH IS A BRAND WITH PRODUCT LINES OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTS, AND DELVE INTO HIS OTHER ROLE AS A DESIGN ENTHUSIAST WHO HAS FUN IN TURNING THINGS AROUND HIM INTO WORKS OF DESIGN
HANABITATE IS AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FIRM FROM CHAING MAI THAT INTENDS TO CREATE A GOOD LIVING ENVIRONMENT WHILE SEARCHING FOR NEW DESIGN POSSIBILITIES IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
THE AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL (AHEC) TOGETHER WITH STUDIO SWINE TURNS A SPACE INSIDE TRIENNALE MILANO IN ITALY INTO THE EXHIBITION GROUND OF “FOREST TALES” TO SHOWCASE SELECTED PIECES OF WOODEN FURNITURE WITH DISTINCTIVE DESIGNS
THIS TIME OF VIEWS BY KULTHIDA SONGKITTIPAKDEE AND JENCHIEH HUNG LOOKS TOWARD PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING PROJECTS FROM NODE ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM WHICH RAISES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION ‘HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE MOBILIZE A CITY?’
SARAN YENPANYA CREATES ‘KHAO TOM KUI RESTAURANT CHARGED WITH A CASUAL VIBE BY FEATURING GIMMICKY ELEMENTS ADAPTED FROM ORDINARY STUFF AND REDEFINES ‘KHAO TOM KUI’ RESTAURANTS TO BE NOT JUST A PLACE TO DINE, BUT A GATHERING SPACE WHERE ONE SPENDS TIME WITH FRIENDS, AND FAMILY
