The verandah riots
And you thought you were passionate about architecture.
Before there was Hong Kong…
Hong Kong was really a creation of Quanzhou.
A watery story
Are autocratic regimes necessary to push through the changes we need to save our planet?
A surprisingly interesting history of vast empty spaces
Sometimes less really is more.
Why Singapore built a zoo
For a new nation with few natural resources, the decision to build a zoo was a strange one.
Anatomy of a neighbourhood
Understanding the inner workings of a city.
Jazz
Part of a beautiful series by Mumbai-based artist Gajanan Kabade, in which he captures the city in all its lights, moods and colours.
Whither the city?
When America was modernizing, its artists embraced modernity, warts and all. Now Asia is having its own modern moment, but our artists remain markedly ambivalent about modernity.
The open hand
The inspiration behind Moshe Safdie's design for the Art Science Museum in Singapore: Le Corbusier's "Open Hand" in Chandigarh?
Sori Yanagi's pedestrian bridges are anything but
Sori Yanagi was obsessed with bridges, specifically the ugliferous blights that would greet his eyes every time he exited the Osaka train station.
Do You Hate Standing in Line?
Apparently, so does Minsuk Cho, Columbia University- and Rem Koolhaas- trained starchitect helming the firm Mass Studies.