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Up close with FuturArc Prize 2023: Campus...

ASIA – 23 DECEMBER 2022 – UPDATE: Throughout the month of December, our team in Vietnam has visited Hong Bang International University; the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City; and Ho...

The way forward: A recap of COP27 commitments...

GLOBAL – 22 NOVEMBER 2022 – The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded last week, but it was no easy feat—the...

At G20, Indonesia signs a Joint Statement on...

INDONESIA – 18 NOVEMBER 2022 – In the framework of holding the 2022 Group of Twenty (G20) summit, Indonesia’s Minister of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), Basuki Hadimuljono and South Korea’s...

Green Architecture Seminar reflects on the...

VIETNAM – 11 NOVEMBER 2022 – Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Green Architecture Club held the 15th edition of Green Architecture Seminar, discussing the 10-year journey of Green building industry...

COP27 discusses loss and damages in face of...

GLOBAL – 7 NOVEMBER 2022 – Expected to gather representatives from 196 countries, some 45,000 people and 120 world leaders, the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations...

World Green Building Council launches a guide...

GLOBAL – 2 NOVEMBER 2022 – Changing climate patterns and increased severity/frequency of extreme weather events are affecting people around the world. As an example, Jorge Chapa, Head of Market...

Strengthening climate leadership at Vietnam...

VIETNAM – 19 OCTOBER 2022 – Vietnam’s commitments to reach net zero by 2050 at COP26 include transitioning from fossil fuel to clean energy sources; reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...

FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2023: Cross-Generational...

ASIA – “Architecture is about people.” Francis Kéré The way our built environments are designed should keep pace or even foresee changes in societal compositions....

Four public schools in Jakarta revitalised as...

INDONESIA – 5 OCTOBER 2022 – According to Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan, public schools make up the majority of building typologies owned by the Indonesian government. In the capital city alone,...

World Architecture Day 2022: Can architects...

GLOBAL – 3 OCTOBER 2022 – The first Monday in October is commemorated as World Architecture Day—established by the International Union of Architects to coincide every year with United...

How Green infrastructure can be supported...

MALAYSIA – 23 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Malaysia is committed to its target of becoming a net zero-carbon by 2050 to meet Paris agreement goals, and efforts to accelerate the Green economy growth are at...

And the winner is … FuturArc Prize 2022...

MALAYSIA – 26 AUGUST 2022 – The 2022 cycle of FuturArc Prize (FAP) saw the awarding of its First Place solo entrant, Chai Yi Yang from Malaysia at the event of BCI Asia Awards (BCIAA) on 26 August...

FuturArc Prize 2022: Indonesian runner-up...

INDONESIA – 23 AUGUST 2022 – Three teams from Indonesia received FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2022 awards on Tuesday, 23 August 2022 at the event of BCI Asia Awards, held at the Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place...

Engaging Hong Kong’s built environment...

HONG KONG – 18 AUGUST 2022 – On Friday 15 July 2022, BCI Central hosted Equinox Hong Kong as a platform for building and construction professionals to network and be inspired by discussions....

Finding common ground at the World Cities...

GLOBAL, SINGAPORE – 11 AUGUST 2022 – On 1 August, 2022, the Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) World City Prize Lecture and Forum saw the presentations made by representatives of the LKY World City Prize 2020 Laureate,...

Cork and other Green materials at Google...

USA – 5 AUGUST 2022 – Cork is considered to be one of the most sustainable building materials. It is made from the bark of Quercus (cork oak) trees, notable for being the only kind of tree...

Day to night: Rejuvenating Clarke Quay with a...

SINGAPORE – 3 AUGUST 2022 – The riverside precinct of Clarke Quay in Singapore was historically a conduit for trade. Since the 1800s, warehouses along the waterfront saw a bustle of activity with...

The importance of rehabilitating mangroves...

INDONESIA – 26 JULY 2022 – Every year over the past two decades, Indonesia has been losing 13,000 hectares of mangroves, which is an amount larger than the city of Paris. A mangrove...

Maldives is accelerating floating cities’...

ASIA – 20 JULY 2022 – The nation of Maldives, comprising a chain-like archipelago of 26 low-lying coral islets in the Indian Ocean, is facing existential threat due to sea level rise. More...

The cornerstone of Singapore’s built...

SINGAPORE – 18 JULY 2022 – [MEDIA PARTNER] Be inspired, connected, and empowered at the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2022 as a much-anticipated event for the built environment (BE)...

Celebrate FuturArc Vol. 77 with our 7.7...

GLOBAL – 7 JULY 2022 – Come celebrate 7.7 and the launch of our latest magazine, FuturArc Volume 77 with a giveaway! Get a chance to win a pair of movie tickets* by simply...

FuturArc Prize 2022: Teams awarded at BCIAA...

VIETNAM – 30 JUNE 2022 – Architecture students from Vietnam continue to set records for having the most winners for this cycle of FuturArc Prize (FAP). The teams received their awards at the...

Bio-based construction: What can be done for...

INDONESIA – 28 JUNE 2022 – It is a well-known statistic that the construction sector contributes to almost 40 per cent of all carbon emissions, and at least 11 per cent of emissions is attributed...

‘Mindshaping’ for the future of resilient...

MALAYSIA – 28 JUNE 2022 – After two years of facing the health crisis with lockdowns, the field of architecture has had to weather through businesses disruptions and made adjustments in conducting...

Malaysia promotes Green jobs through a new...

MALAYSIA – 27 JUNE 2022 – The Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) in, collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) has developed the Malaysian Green...

FuturArc Prize 2022 Merit recipient awarded...

SINGAPORE – 24 JUNE 2022 – On Friday evening at the Fairmont Singapore, the annual BCI Asia Awards (BCIAA) was held to acknowledge the nation’s Top 10 developers and architecture firms, as well...

FuturArc Prize 2022 winners announced at BCI...

PHILIPPINES – 21 JUNE 2022 – The winners and merit recipients of the student competition FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2022: Reinterpretation have been announced for the first time through a video played at...

The ‘borrowed sceneries’ of neighbouring...

JAPAN – The skyscrapers behind Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo stand adjacent, yet unrelated, to the Japanese architecture, becoming their new ‘borrowed landscape’. Photo by...

Managing interlinkages and advancing SDGs in...

GLOBAL – Moderator and speakers at the first session of IFLA’s Building Resilience: From Commitment to Climate Action 16 JUNE 2022 – As the climate crisis escalates with...

BCI Equinox Kuala Lumpur addresses the...

MALAYSIA – 3 JUNE 2022 – In Malaysia, construction industry players are seeking forecasts and strategies to navigate the endemic landscape. This was the underlying theme of presentations at the...

Building for Everyone puts people back at the...

GLOBAL – 8 JUNE 2022 — “Four billion people are vulnerable today to impacts of climate change, and the World Meteorological Organisation reports we have a 50 per cent chance of breaching...

Encouraging Green commitments and investments...

INDONESIA – 19–20 MAY 2022 – Returning after two years of being delayed due to the pandemic, the sixth BCI Equinox event in Indonesia was finally held at The Hall, Senayan City Mall in Jakarta on...

BCI Equinox Ho Chi Minh City focuses on Net...

VIETNAM – All photos courtesy of BCI Central 20 MAY 2022 – Sustainability proves to be an important objective for the architecture and construction industry in Vietnam, considering...

Shaping sustainable living in Hong Kong...

HONG KONG – 11 May 2022 – It’s no simple matter to build Green in one of the world’s densest urban environments, but there has been an increasing number of projects that applied...

Coastal Protection Strategy Team launched to...

SINGAPORE – Aerial view of Singapore’s bodies of water. Photo by Mark Stoop on Unsplash April 2022 – Considering its low-lying geography, Singapore is particularly...

Renovating a heritage worship space to reach...

INDONESIA – Istiqlal sits at the heart of Jakarta as Indonesia’s national mosque. Photo by mosquegrapher on UnsplashAll images screenshotted from the Istiqlal Mosque EDGE certificate handover...

Indonesia’s capital city move leaves many...

INDONESIA – 25 MARCH 2022 – The plan to move Indonesia’s capital city has been met with apprehension from the public at large, considering the abrupt speed with which it unfolded despite the...

Green talks, Green actions: Green...

MALAYSIA – Moderator and panellists at Aemulus Base. Images from the Green Architecture Symposium virtual event unless statedOpening address by Dato’ Seri Lee Kah Choon As companies...

Reliving history through craftsmanship

GLOBAL – Custom bricks developed by andyrahman architects and their craftspeople. All images screenshotted from the About Making: Tradition discussion Making is inseparable from the...

FuturArc Prize 2022 is now closed for...

ASIA – Thank you to everyone who has participated in FuturArc Prize 2022! Following the judging process, the winners and merit recipients will be notified individually via...

Recognition of indigenous territories for...

INDONESIA – Indigenous territories in Indonesia. All photos presented by Kasmita Widodo at Sustainability Week Asia. INDONESIA – There are an estimated 50–70 million indigenous...

Utilising urban roofs for circular food...

HONG KONG – HONG KONG — Food production in densely built-up cities is often outsourced to far-flung agricultural areas. However, such supply chains result in massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

Budget allocation urged to improve housing...

HONG KONG – Yu Chun, President of HKIHAn old district in Hong Kong. Photo by Jimmy Chan from Pexels On top of the ongoing health crisis, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)...

FEX Penang: Navigating eco-solutions in...

MALAYSIA – 15 JANUARY 2022: An audience of architects and designers enlivened their Saturday morning by attending FuturArc Exchange & Exhibitions (FEX), which was held at The Wembley A St Giles...

BCIAA Vietnam 2022: Awarding of FAP Champion...

VIETNAM – HO CHI MINH CITY – 19 January 2022: The first place winner of FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2020 in the Student Category, alongside FuturArc Green Leadership Award (FGLA) 2020 recipients,...

Announcing the jurors of FuturArc Prize...

ASIA – The members of the FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2022: Reinterpretation jury panel are well-known not only for their respective expertise, but also for their advocacy of creating a better...

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