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What does the gentrification of Hong Kong mean for the city?
In the rush to gentrify parts of Hong Kong, essential elements of the city’s vibrant nature are being lost. So what does the gentrification of Hong Kong mean for the city? Columnist John Batten offer his opinion In Hong Kong’s older industrial areas it is still common to see a sign outside a restaurant stating that …
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- Architecture , Opinion
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- Hong Kong , John Batten , Opinion
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Sitting down with RIBA’s Alan Vallance and Azlina Bulmer
In Hong Kong as part of an effort to strengthen the Royal Institute of British Architects’ ties with its 45,000 members worldwide, its chief executive Alan Vallance and director of international relations Azlina Bulmer sat down with Perspective Managing Editor, Dennis Lee, to discuss RIBA’s plans for global expansion and how it can become more relevant …
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- Architecture
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- Alan Vallance , Azlina Bulmer , RIBA
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IFLA World Congress 2018
The IFLA World Congress 2018 was held in Singapore. Now in its 55th year, it was the second time the event has been held in Singapore. The event is the largest and most significant event for landscape professionals in the world Held from July 18-20 at Marina Bay Sands, the 55th IFLA World Congress concluded successfully with …
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- Architecture , News
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- IFLA , IFLA World Congress 2018 , Landscaping
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The Copenhagen Islands project: floating parks in Denmark
A group of experimental floating islands in Copenhagen is set to challenge how we perceive public spaces Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Magnus Maarbjerg of Danish design studio Fokstrot have created a wooden pentagon platform called CPH-Ø1, placed in Copenhagen’s South Harbour. The Copenhagen Islands project, an archipelago of nine, has been introduced as a …
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- Architecture , Lifestyle
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- Copenhagen , Denmark , Fokstrot , Marshall Blecher , parks , Public Space
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Perspective explores Zaha Hadid’s impressive Morpheus Macau
Morpheus Macau is the latest hotel to join the country’s City of Dreams resort complex, setting new standards for the entertainment enclave with a remarkable exo-skeletal architecture designed by Zaha Hadid Lawrence Ho is a staunch believer in the adage ‘go big or go home’. After receiving one of Macau’s highly prized gaming concessions at the end …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- architecture , City of Dreams , Hotel design , Macau , Morpheus , zaha hadid , Zaha Hadid Architects
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Mactan-Cebu International Airport gets new terminal
Mactan-Cebu International Airport gets new terminal, designed by Hong Kong-based firm Integrated Design Associates After four years of design and construction, a new terminal at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was opened in June. Hong Kong-based Integrated Design Associates (IDA) were architects and interior designers with Arup providing multidisciplinary services – including aviation planning, airfield engineering …
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- Architecture , Developments , News
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- airport design , Arup , Cebu , Hong Kong-based Integrated Design Associates , Mactan-Cebu International , Philippines
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French architect Jean Nouvel designs Louvre Abu Dhabi
In the Louvre Abu Dhabi, French architect Jean Nouvel has reinterpreted his home country’s most famous museum as a floating dome filigreed with shade and light. By Sophie Kalkreuth The Abu Dhabi Louvre opened in November 2017 and the museum has since appeared in the news headlines around the world, but for many local Emiratis, …
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- Architecture
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- Abu Dhabi , Jean Nouvel , Louvre Abu Dhabi , museum design
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Architect Asif Khan creates blackest building in world
British architect Asif Khan’s Hyundai Pavilion – dubbed the blackest building in the world – drew much attention during this year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. With high-tech interiors by Seoul-based Creative Works, the collaboration has brought experimental and interactive architecture to the design forefront Much has been said about the pavilion deemed the ‘darkest …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- Asif Khan , Creative Works , Korea , Pyeongchang , Seoul , Vantablack VBx2
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Vanke Yun City, Shenzhen, China tops out
Vanke Yun City, WOHA’s first skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, tops out Singapore-based firm WOHA celebrated the topping of out of its first skyscraper to be built in Shenzhen, Vanke Yun City. Located in Liu Xiandong Area, Xili District, the building is split into three towers, formed around a central T-shaped core. The building and reception …
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- Architecture , Developments
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- Shenzhen , Vanke Yun City , WOHA
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Hugo Kohno Architect Associates design split-family home made of wood
Japan-based firm Hugo Kohno Architect Associates has completed a split-level family home in Minamiyukigaya which utilises angles and light to create a sense of space inside the city Located in Ota-ku, Tokyo in an alleyway just off a popular shopping street, this property is straddled on the east by a road and on the south by a three-story apartment building. The …
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- Architecture , Top Story
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- Home design , Hugo Kohno Architect , Hugo Kohno Architect Associates , Japan
