Architecture

2 Nov 2012

American architect Louis Kahn is back in the spotlight with a new exhibition and the completion of a project he designed 40 years ago. Khuroum Bukhari looks back at the visionary’s life and legacy...

Magnum opus

30 Apr 2012

Payal Uttam looks at Frank Gehry's Opus Hong Kong, which promises to stun with both its looks and its prices.

Eco-friendly Japanese demolition scheme slashes dust and noise

28 Feb 2013

Passers-by in Tokyo's busy Akasaka district have started to notice something odd about a 40-floor hotel - it has shrunk to about half its original height. Slowly but surely, and with none of the...

Thomas Heatherwick's flair for wedding creative design with architecture

27 Feb 2013

Heatherwick proved that faith in his ability to marry his trademark creative design and the world of architecture was well founded. The Pacific Place shopping mall emerged with a refreshingly...

Archasia marks 25 years of design and architecture

4 Feb 2013

Architectural and interior design firm Archasia recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a black tie soirée at the Asia Society in Admiralty.

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Chongqing architect accused of copying Zaha Hadid's Beijing building

Already famed for fake designer bags and pirated DVDs, imitation in China may have reached new heights with a set of towers that strongly resemble ones designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid....

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Santiago's Gran Torre skyscraper viewed with foreboding

The skyline of Chile's capital has been altered over the past year by a skyscraper - the tallest in South America and one so towering it casts a shadow nearly two kilometres long.

Ho Tung Gardens was an eyesore … not Hong Kong heritage

Failure? It was a victory of common sense. We were being asked to pay HK$7 billion to preserve an ugly, squat 1920s building of no historical significance and the Executive Council decided it wasn...

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China winning the construction race

The race to be No 1 has shifted from the economy to architecture. Last January, a Chinese architectural firm erected a 30-storey hotel in Hunan in a mere 15 days, thanks to the lack of red tape...

DESIGN

Luxury village T-Site the latest Japanese retail experience

While Tokyoites - possibly the world's most dedicated shoppers - continue their long love affair with futuristic shopping malls and starchitect-designed flagship fashion stores, a new and...

DESIGN

Rocking the cradle