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Geoffrey Bawa: The Threshold Architecture of Tropical Modernism
Geoffrey Bawa's own two places — a Colombo house assembled from four row houses and a garden made from a former plantation — show how he composed thresholds, shade and openness in Sri Lanka.
29 Oct 2026
Architect Minds
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx: A Landscape Architect's Botanical Provenance
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx in Rio de Janeiro is a testament to landscape architecture as a synthesis of art, botany, and regional identity. This article examines the estate's design principles and the significance of its plant collection.
12 Sept 2026
Future Living
The Singapore Baroque Institute: Concrete Shells and Reflected Light
The Singapore Baroque Institute employs precise concrete shells and rammed earth formwork to create a contemporary research environment, integrating water features as central design elements. Its design in black basalt and charred cedar reflects a new approach to tropical architecture.
13 Aug 2026
Daily Line
Precision and Memory: The Liminal Spaces of Byzantium Lofts
Byzantium Lofts reimagines adaptive reuse in Singapore, integrating historical principles with contemporary design through precision steelwork and a focus on sensory experience.
7 Jul 2026