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Mexico City Courtyard Hotel

Mexico City Courtyard Hotel

I keep thinking about the minimalist vibes of this courtyard hotel in Mexico City, and realised I never posted it!

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People’s PARK Complex

People’s PARK Complex

Singapore has a rich brutalist heritage, and People’s Park Complex is one of the most iconic brutal buildings in the

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Singapore State Court

Singapore State Court

After years of anticipation, Singapore’s stunning new State Court building has recently been completed! The building was designed by Serie

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A Golden Crystal atop a Historic Building

A Golden Crystal atop a Historic Building

48 North Canal Road is an bespoke addition on top of a pair of conserved shophouses in the Singapore city

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Dragon Playground Nostalgia

Dragon Playground Nostalgia

Why do Singaporeans love the dragon playground so much? Is it fond childhood memories from times past? Is it because

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Singapore’s Brutalist Heritage

Singapore’s Brutalist Heritage

I’m not a huge advocate for excessive historic conservation but was sad to see several landmarks of Singaporean architecture slated

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Staying in an Old Malacca Shophouse

Staying in an Old Malacca Shophouse

Drove up to Malacca over the long weekend for the first time in around a decade. Despite the Hari Raya

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Space Gallery

Space Gallery

Space Furniture‘s Singapore gallery is housed within a remarkable pair of conservation buildings, a villa and a shophouse, joined together

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Capitol Theatre

Capitol Theatre

When I was researching cool architecture to visit for a recent trip to Australia, I was surprised to see what

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Heide Museum

Heide Museum

The Heide Museum of Modern Art is a unique cultural institute, housed in three stylistically distinct buildings within heritage gardens

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Asia Society Hong Kong

Asia Society Hong Kong

Designed by renowned American architects Tod Williams & Billie Tsien Architects, this cultural centre sits on a hillside site on Hong

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Singapore’s new National Gallery

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

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Move Prentice?

Move Prentice?

Another brutalist building in danger of demolition! Architects around the world have voiced their support for the preservation of Bertrand

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Strasbourg Station Metamorphosis

Strasbourg Station Metamorphosis

Strasbourg Station in France was expanded for high speed rail by enclosing the existing station with a glass bubble. The

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