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Image Source: Wikipedia This semester’s design class is about social housing, before we jump into the design stage, we need to understand what is social housing? I bet 9 out… Keep Reading

Image Source: Swiss Expo 2002 Image Source: Swiss Expo 2002 Seven years ago when I was in secondary school I came across a documentary about the Swiss Expo 2002 in… Keep Reading

Sorry for the lack of updates, was away attending my cousin’s wedding, will update about that too. Anyway, while I was in Kuala Lumpur for the weekend prior to the… Keep Reading

Image Source : Wikipedia – Trevi Fountain “A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. A symbol, in and of… Keep Reading

According to Danny Lyon, designing cities was the job of emperors and kings during the medieval age, today; it takes a dictator to build a city. Burma’s new capital city… Keep Reading

Kisho Kurokawa died on 12th October 2007 in Tokyo due to heart failure. Kisho Kurokawa was a well-known Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement. He… Keep Reading

According to The Economist, Australia has four out of ten most liveable cities in the world, they are Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. Technically I am currently in one of… Keep Reading

Where is the world’s largest film studio? If your answer is Universal Studios then you’re wrong, Hengdian in southern China is the world’s largest film studio, it is the combined… Keep Reading

This weeks presentation is on Richard Meier and his Islip Justice Courthouse, there is a short article on Richard Meier in Wikipedia, it appears that Meier also consulted on the… Keep Reading

The website mention that the village is abandoned but never state the reason, no name of the village or exact location. Isn’t it weird how a village of such magnitude… Keep Reading

image source: Urbanlegend Växjö, a small city in Sweden is taking the world by storm as the greenest city in the world, recently the city was awarded for the city… Keep Reading

Houses in Japan are getting smaller and smaller every year, it appears to be a trend in every first world Asian country for example Hong Kong and Singapore, but not… Keep Reading

Its official now, the Burj Dubai is currently the world tallest building at 1,680 foot (512 meters) and it is still under construction, it is expected to be finished by… Keep Reading

Swiss businessman Bernard Weber launched the New Seven Wonders of the World in September 1999 and after almost 8 years, 177 monuments were up for consideration. I guess it is… Keep Reading