Mahabodhi Monastery
Mahabodhi Monastery is a cool new building in Singapore which was shortlisted for the religious buildings category at World Architecture Festival 2015. The
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a Samsung Store by OMA
Few people know that OMA (The Office of Metropolitan Architecture, Rem Koolhaas’s groundbreaking firm) designed an experiential retail store for
Singapore Indian Heritage Centre
After a Singapore Institute of Architects design competition in 2011 (which attracted a number of exciting entries) and 3 years of construction, the
Parametric Pavilion
This weekend, I went to check out The Future of Us, an interesting pseudo-architectural exhibition which features a utopian vision
Singapore’s new National Gallery
Photo by Jonathan Choe The highly anticipated National Gallery Singapore opens to the public this week as a fitting culmination
Digital Networks & the Future of Architecture
This post is the article form of a presentation urbanARCHnow was invited to give at ArchiFest Conversations 2015, a series of informal
Vienna University Campus
On a recent trip to Europe, I had the opportunity to visit the brand-new Vienna University of Economics and Business
Safdie’s Sky Habitat
At the northern fringe of urban Singapore, an unconventional structure stands out among the monotonous skyline of Bishan, a neighbourhood
50 More Stunning Houses in Singapore (#051-100)
After the popularity of my first post of 50 Stunning Singapore Houses, I thought that SG50 would be a good time to post
A New Generation of Public Housing
Singapore has long been known for it’s cutting-edge public housing program, dating back to the 1960’s when the nation’s public
Lecture: Toyo Ito in Singapore
The renowned Pritzker Prize winning Japanese architect Toyo Ito lectured in Singapore on Saturday (27 June). The lecture was held
Singapore Railway Corridor Shortlist
With the recent announcement of the 5 teams shortlisted to redesign Singapore’s Railway Corridor, the city-state has taken a major step towards
Lecture: Sou Fujimoto in Singapore
As Sou Fujimoto stepped onto the massive Star Vista stage last Tuesday (12 May 2015) in front of a roaring
Singapore’s Zaha-topia
Photo by CapitaLand d’Leedon, acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid’s first building in Singapore (not including her curvilinear masterplan design for the
LKC Natural History Museum
The majority of contemporary museum buildings are often categorically either a blank (boring) canvas for the presentation of art, or
A Typological Case Study for Future Urbanism
The Interlace is an award winning megacondo development by local developers CapitaLand and designed by legendary starchitect Rem Koolhaas’s firm, OMA
Garden City Alleyways
Singapore’s forgotten urban alleyways, an ubiquitous part of everyday life within the charming shophouse districts throughout the city centre, provide
Toyo Ito at NTU
2013 Pritzker Prize laureate Toyo Ito (with local architects RSP) has recently completed a series of student dormitory buildings, Crescent &
Urban Farming in Singapore
The land-scarce city-state of Singapore -a small island nation lacking natural resources and a hinterland to support one of the
SG50: A Year of Architecture
2015 is shaping up to be an exhilarating year for Singapore’s burgeoning architectural scene, as the city-state’s 50th anniversary of
A Concrete Exoskeleton in Dubai
I have been a fan of the firm Reiser + Umemoto since reading their book, Atlas of Novel Tectonics while
Moving Past Modernism
As modernist architects broke free from vernacular architectural languages and developed a homogenised international style, many created sterile spaces and places
an Art Fair in a Modern Green Hotel
The stunning presidential suite on the top floor of the Parkroyal on Pickering Hotel doubling up as an impromptu art gallery.
Modern Olympic Ruins in Athens
A couple years back while visiting Greece, I took a trip out to visit the site of the 2004 Athens