“Everyday Modernism: Architecture and Society in Singapore” Awarded 2023 Colvin Prize
Book on the stories of everyday modernist architecture in Singapore is adjudged this year’s prime “work of reference on architectural history” by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
Good Vibrations: Resonant Gestures Gift Kits by Aesop
The latest gift kit collection from Aesop takes inspiration from the uplifting energy music exudes
And Your WAF 2023 Winners Are…
Another edition of the World Architecture Festival comes to a close: a whimsical high school is crowned World Building of the Year, while the Philippines is back in fighting form at WAF 2023 with six wins
Eldry Infante of Mede Architecture is Hybrid Category Winner at the Architecture Drawing Prize 2023
Pampanga-based architect Eldry Infante stood out from a crop of 200 submissions, soundly clinching the Hybrid Category in the competition
Designing the Future: Philippines Teams Up with Hasso Plattner Institute for Design Thinking Academy
DTI-Design Center Philippines and Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) unite for the Design Thinking Academy (DTA) + Policy Lab, steering Philippine design innovation in a transformative direction
Greener Horizons: Why We Need More Public Parks
Kanto editor-at-large Judith Torres: “The path to a better urban environment is built on visionary planning and robust community engagement—not on resignation to the lowest common denominator.”
Ivan Co: A Paracosmic Journey of Creation
Explore Ivan Co’s The Labyrinthian, a sculpture intricately crafted over 8,000 hours, interlacing human divinity with the natural world
Steel and Stillness: Zen Garden House by INFILL
Designers-homeowners Kyra Swee Yewyong and Lee Jinting upend a cookie-cutter terrace house by bringing the outside in with Zen Garden House
Visual Elegy: Hans Malgapu on Documenting Cemeteries
Avid storyteller and taphophile Hans Malgapu is on a crusade to commemorate and preserve cemeteries and mausoleums through photography
First Steps: Manila Central Post Office Prepares for Restoration
PHLPost shares updates on Manila Central Post Office post-fire cleanup, restoration plans, and integration into a Manila ‘cultural circuit’
