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Author: Gabrielle Dela Cruz

Clear Visions: GROHE Water Prize Continues for WAF 2025

A briefer on the 2025 GROHE Water Prize and a 20% discount code to celebrate Kanto’s fifth consecutive partnership with the World Architecture Festival

Living Lab: 28 Structures to Visit at Expo 2025 Osaka

From Sou Fujimoto’s wooden Grand Ring to the woven Philippine Pavilion, the Expo 2025 showcase in Osaka centers on culture, creativity, and human connection

Pavilions and Politics: Edson Cabalfin on Philippine Pavilions from 1958 to 1992

Architect and historian Edson Cabalfin examines and problematizes Philippine pavilions in international expositions from 1958 to 1992 in the light of postcolonial identity politics

Art Assembly: Vanini Belarmino and AHC Gathers Independent Art Spaces

Independent curator Vanini Belarmino collaborates with Art Hub Copenhagen for Gathering, a two-day event for artists, curators, and cultural practitioners from Asia, Denmark, and Sweden

Common Fabric: Vanessa Gaston at Salone del Mobile 2025

Negros-based arts and design collective Vanessa Gaston debuts at Salone del Mobile with Common Fabric, a furniture showcase exploring the journey of natural materials from source, to person, to product

Organic Form: Yuhum Rise Outdoor Kitchen by Pulseo Design Studio

Pulseo Design Studio cultivates local connection and craftsmanship for Yuhum Rise Outdoor Kitchen, a familial cooking and dining space in a Belison, Antique farm

Remembrance as Resistance: Archie Oclos’ TAO

Archie Oclos’ TAO brings to life the memories of those long gone, with the hope that our remembrance might inspire resistance

Prompts and Promise: A Conversation with the Curators of Taiwan Design Week 2024

Taiwan Design Week 2024 curators Tsung Yen Hsieh, Eric Yu, and Weijhe Lin: AI is only a tool that suggests paths; designers still hold the wheel

Beauty in Belonging: Five Works by 2025 Pritzker Prize Laureate Liu Jiakun

Li Jiakun believes in the harmony between people, culture, and nature, “using architecture to forge community, inspire compassion, and elevate the human spirit”

New Wave: No Boundaries by NEWFOLK

Filipino design platform NEWFOLK tears down design divides with a bold new furniture exhibition at Comuna Makati on April

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