In line with our ongoing design competition FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2023: Cross-Generational Architecture, we are highlighting projects along the theme for your inspiration. Click here to learn more about the brief! In rural areas, it is important to provide safe spaces for children to receive education—including fulfilling children’s need for play and interaction, be it […]
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In the endeavour to reinvigorate and renew places, it is vital to treat historic places as a recorder of time. For the latest rejuvenation of St James Power Station to become the headquarters for Dyson—after previously being a nightlife venue till 2018—the architects sought to link it to the heritage trail of the larger Harbourfront […]
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In Hokkaido Prefecture—the northernmost region of Japan—this hotel was designed as the first hybrid high-rise timber structure of its kind, aiming to reduce use of emission-heavy concrete and place a spotlight on the local wood industry. Beyond simply providing accommodation, the hotel makes a space that welcomes the community, showcases local talent and facilitates an […]
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In December 2021, the catastrophic Typhoon Odette struck the island of Siargao in Philippines, claiming hundreds of lives and destroying buildings—affecting 99 per cent of the island’s population.1 Nation-wide, around 1.4 million homes were damaged, with around 360,000 structures completely destroyed.2 Through the Siargao Resettlement project initiated by the Municipality of Del Carmen, the Philippines-based […]
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This year, we conducted our first-ever virtual jury meeting for FuturArc Prize, where jurors* Anton Siura, Carlos Bañón, Daniel Lim and Quang Vu Linh had a candid dialogue on the top-scoring entries as well as their views on this cycle’s theme and advice for real-life applications. *) Kotchakorn Voraakhom was unable to make it for […]
Read More… from Practicality or Concept: Excerpts from FuturArc Prize 2022 Jury Meeting
As the spirit of sustainable design is nurtured from one generation to the next, one can seek a breath of fresh air by looking to the youth’s ideas for their daring imagination, fresh perspective and idealism. This was one benefit of making our annual FuturArc Prize (FAP) in the 2022 cycle a students-only design competition, […]
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As Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur is gearing up to become a pilot climate-resilient and carbon neutral society by 2050. A breakdown of this goal is for carbon emissions to be reduced by 70 per cent come 2030—less than a decade away—through short-, medium- and long-term plans, including initiatives to spearhead the adoption of low-carbon […]
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Sân Chung is a noun phrase that refers to a common space shared by a residential community of a surrounding area. The premise of the team’s proposal is to bring this idea to life by leveraging post-industrial historical assets to restore and redesign them as community and cultural spaces. This will serve to address the […]
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Urbanisation has led to an increasing loss of green areas in Hanoi. This has been exacerbated by traffic congestion and air pollution. And a spike in the number of residents in the city means that the demand for civic and community spaces is increasing too. The team proposed to transform abandoned pedestrian tunnel spaces, which […]
Read More… from Low Garden: Greening Below Ground | FAP 2022 Merit
The neighbourhood in Thanh Da peninsula has been described as being ‘frozen in time’. It is one of the oldest residential areas in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), bordered on all sides by the Saigon River and a canal, connected to the mainland by an access road. Due to a long history of stalled projects, […]
The process of industrialisation and modernisation has inevitably brought about a greater demand in electricity, especially in cities and urban areas in Vietnam. The process of generating more electricity—specifically from the operation of coal power plants—has had its fair share of negative impacts on the environment, namely the problem of emissions, waste water and waste, […]
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