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Rising from the Ashes

A decade after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Matsunaga Kiln has been given a fresh start in a new location thanks to the smarts and sensitivity of to-ripple CEO Naoya Tochio. Here, he shares more about the project

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An Old Factory Becomes a Tech Hub

Beijing-based firm QUCESS Design has transformed an old factory into a new hub for tenants of the Beijing Research Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Technology (BRIMET) in Beijing’s Haidian District. Here lead designer Li Yiming shares more about the ambitious project

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An Experiment in Living Small

Japanese architecture office UNEMORI ARCHITECTS designed House Tokyo on a small site in central Tokyo as an experiment in maximising living space and the clients’ experience of home. Here, principal Hiroyuki Unemori tells us more about the building’s unique form

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A Home Designed for Connections

Architectural design and construction firm S&K Group conceived the layout and materiality of this Melbourne home to better suit the family’s lifestyle and improve the connection to the outdoors. Director Paul Kegen shares more about his team’s approach to the renovation

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BI Between 04: in Conversation with WEISS/MANFREDI

Initiated by The Bengal Institute, BI Between is a series of conversations that aims to explore the critical spaces in between architecture, landscape and city. In the fourth video in the series, the institute’s director general Kazi Khaleed Ashraf speaks with Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss of New York-based multidisciplinary firm WEISS/MANFREDI

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A Petite, Peach-Hued Community Centre

Tasked with designing an arts and culture centre in rural Xiuwu County, architecture firm Atelier Xi instead conceived a set of seven microstructures that would better serve the local community. We speak with studio founder and principal architect Chen Xi about the first completed structure, the uniquely shaped Peach Hut

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BI Between 02: A Conversation About the Future of Cities

Initiated by The Bengal Institute, BI Between is a series of conversations that aims to explore the critical spaces in between architecture, landscape and city. In this thought-provoking video, Mumbai- and Boston-based architect Rahul Mehrotra speaks with the institute’s director general, architect, urbanist and historian Kazi Khaleed Ashraf about the impact of COVID-19 and the future of cities, especially in South Asia

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