Water Whisperer and Sponge City Prophet: Kongjian Yu (1963–2025)
Turenscape founder Kongjian Yu championed nature-based solutions to confront urban flooding in his native China and the world
To Build A Chair: The Andamyo by Studio Mariano
Studio Mariano evolves Andamyo from competition concept to real-world use, guided by the logic and utility of scaffolding
Shift Shape: Everywhere We Shoot Reimagines Aesop Geranium Leaf Range
A conversation with photography duo Everywhere We Shoot on craft, the impressions Aesop’s Geranium Leaf line left, and how they gave it form
PICC Celebrates 50 Years of Hosting the Philippines and the World with Major Renovation
National Cultural Treasure PICC to reopen in October after major facelift for ASEAN 2026 and upcoming 50th Anniversary
Plot Twist: Luna Beach Club by Inspiral Architects
Bali-based Inspiral Architects draws from natural geometries and cultural mythologies to shape a spatial narrative of connection, play, and transformation at Luna Beach Club
Jungle Juiced: Bali’s Jia CURATED Levels Up for 2025
Jia CURATED stages its largest edition yet, providing an immersive, energetic look at the state of Indonesian design in the lush ruins of an abandoned theme park
Ground, Up: Soil-beings, Philippine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2025
Curator Renan Laru-an and exhibitor Christian Tenefrancia Illi collect thousands of soil samples across the Philippines for a meditative installation at the Venice Architecture Biennale, embracing land as living entity and soil as architectural collaborator
School of Thought: Dean Sinco of Entheos IT and Foundation University
Dean Sinco of Entheos IT and Foundation University pieces together a collage of community and creativity through practice and pedagogy
Bamboo Memory Box: Aman Sinaya by Carol Karthe
Carol Karthe evolves the bahay kubo into a three-story bamboo home, a family sanctuary in quiet conversation with Mati’s wind, light, and living landscape
Portals of Becoming: UST College of Architecture at the Venice Biennale
Ephemeral arches and etchings of sacral spaces anchor reflections on change and memory in Napipintong Pagbabago, an exhibition by UST College of Architecture at the 2025 Venice Biennale
