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Quad House, Beijing

Architect Nolan Chao and the ARCHISTRY design&research office team documented their transformation of a century-old Hutong in Beijing’s Qianmen district into a slick speakeasy

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Fertile Ground

Balmy, bright and filled with plants, Naman Retreat’s Pure Spa in Da Nang is a tropical dream. Watch Nguyễn Hoàng Mạnh, founder of Vietnamese MIA Design Studio, explain his firm’s approach to the design, and how sustainability, function and context come together

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Architectonics Simone Schultz Architectonics Simone Schultz

Q&A with Meaghan Dwyer

Principal at John Wardle Architects Meaghan Dwyer spoke with Design Anthology about place and space design, and how architecture contributes to the social, cultural and economic fabric of a city

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Q&A with Rob Adams

Professor Rob Adams, director of city design and projects at the City of Melbourne, took time out of Hong Kong’s Business of Design Week to share with Design Anthology his experiences and insights about Melbourne’s transformation and regeneration since the 1980s

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See & Do, Architectonics Shonquis Moreno See & Do, Architectonics Shonquis Moreno

UTA Artist Space

This July, a decade after he collaborated on the controversial Bird’s Nest stadium for the 2008 summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has completed another architectural collaboration, this time in the United States

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A Family Affair

For most Thais, family is the foundation of social life, and multi-generational family homes are commonplace in Thai culture. This extended family home features a communal space that reflects community values, but thanks to the ample living areas never feels overcrowded

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Amateur Architecture

China’s first and only recipient of the Pritzker — the world’s most respected prize for architecture — Wang Shu, along with his wife and practice partner Lu Wenyu are the founders of Hangzhou-based practice Amateur Architecture Studio

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