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The shape of memory: Negotiating visibility in Chan Hau Chun’s Map of Traces
Aug 18, 2025by Avani Tandon Vieira Aug 18, 2025
The Hong Kong artist’s moving image work examines loss and persistence in a fragmented urban landscape.
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S9 Architecture's redevelopment of Neuhoff District plays on the aesthetics of nostalgia
Apr 14, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Apr 14, 2025
The New York-based studio's urban design scheme for an industrial neighbourhood in Nashville repurposes an existing building on site, creating office and commercial spaces.
Vector Architects crafts an 'urban public living room' at the Jingyang Camphor Court
Apr 02, 2025by Simran Gandhi Apr 02, 2025
The hotel architecture features an intimate courtyard in the heart of Jingdezhen, preserving the relics of a historic warehouse and a network of age-old camphor trees.
Urban Gauze by DOT allows breathing space for a textile house and office in Surat, India
Mar 29, 2025by Mrinmayee Bhoot Mar 29, 2025
A renovation exercise of a textile production facility in Surat, Gujarat, incorporates natural light by carving out courtyards and skylights within a tight building footprint.
Arcola uncovers the industrial grit of Mews House to forge an urban sanctuary
Mar 29, 2025by Simran Gandhi Mar 29, 2025
Premised within a cobbled thoroughfare in Notting Hill, the Mews House is redesigned by Arcola Studio to infuse cool industrial hues with warm, earthy tones of nature.
UCCA Clay Museum's sinuous form is reminiscent of a Chinese dragon kiln
Nov 27, 2024by Simran Gandhi Nov 27, 2024
The museum design by Kengo Kuma & Associates in Yixing, China, is framed by an inverted ceramic shell structure accommodating expansive exhibition spaces, ateliers and a café.
Mallcom Factory coalesces rhythm, order and symmetry within its concrete volumes
Oct 15, 2024by Simran Gandhi Oct 15, 2024
IKSOI's design for Mallcom Factory in Ahmedabad, India, fosters an efficient and humane working environment while addressing the practical demands of industrial processes.
Bespoke timber joinery and stunning sea views breathe new life into Trevarefabrikken
Oct 14, 2024by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar Oct 14, 2024
London-based Tuckey Design Studio blends industrial charm with modern comforts to create a vibrant cultural hub in Henningsvær, Norway.
HENN's Vertical Farmhouse in Berlin inserts an orchard into a commercial complex
Sep 24, 2024by Akash Singh Sep 24, 2024
Part of an urban quarter development that aims to revitalise the riverside district, the project is named after ‘the world’s first industrial designer’ Peter Behrens.
'The Grid' by Ad Hoc Practice in Hanoi uses matrices to reflect on transient urbanism
Jan 31, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Jan 31, 2024
Rife with theoretical and academic references, The Grid by Ad Hoc Practice doubles up as an exhibition space while essentially harbouring ardent architectural-urban commentary.
Re-tracing the industrial in contemporary cultural architecture: The best of 2023
Dec 23, 2023by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 23, 2023
STIRred 2023: A look at some adaptive reuse projects that reimagined dysfunctional factories as vibrant cultural hubs.
The Kingway Brewery renovation by URBANUS cherishes its industrial legacy
Dec 13, 2023by Mrinmayee Bhoot Dec 13, 2023
Past jostles with the present on a former industrial site in Shenzhen, as Chinese architects URBANUS' refurbishment project envisions a lively public space for the local community.
Lina Ghotmeh's Hermès workshop in France narrates the power of the hand
Jun 20, 2023by Jincy Iype Jun 20, 2023
Built in 500,000 artisanal bricks, the Maroquinerie de Louviers by Lina Ghotmeh-Architecture is an act of precision, finding distinction in its horizontality and ‘galloping’ brick arches.
Atelier SAD’s Family House typifies the design of a house on a sloping terrain
Oct 10, 2022by Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 10, 2022
The Family House in Rašovka is the manifestation of a functionalist concept that is composed of an iron framework and free facades.
Adding to the cultural layers of Beigou, llLab. renovates Brickyard Retreat
Sep 26, 2022by Sunena V Maju Sep 26, 2022
With the renovation of Brickyard Retreat in Beigou, llLab. adds to the architectural and cultural layers of the old tile factory with local materials and contemporary interventions.
10AM Lofts repurposes a warehouse as an event venue and penthouse of contrasts
Aug 31, 2022by Jerry Elengical Aug 31, 2022
Studio Andrew Trotter, Gavalas Ioannidou Architecture, and Eva Papadaki collaborate to bring an industrial building back to life in Athens, Greece.
Enter Projects Asia catalyses a factory in Belgium with serpentine rattan assembly
Jul 09, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 09, 2022
With a brief to introduce wellness and calm into an industrial space, the practice sought to undertake a grassroots sustainability approach with their sculptural intervention.
Tonkin Liu’s Tower of Light and Wall of Energy boasts a rippling Shell-Lace form
Apr 28, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 28, 2022
Combining biomimicry and digital design, this flue-enclosing structure creates a stunning visual landmark for a new low-carbon energy centre in Manchester, UK.
Studio Saar brings well-being to an industrial setting with their Secure Sanand facility
Apr 12, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Apr 12, 2022
A purpose-built industrial facility for electronics manufacturer Secure Meters in Gujarat bears a distinct architectural identity, merging sustainable design with resident well-being.
The festive world of the Fábrica de Cultura: School of Arts and Popular Traditions
Apr 11, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 11, 2022
Prof. Hubert Klumpner of ETH Zurich dives into the unique proposition of supporting the production of the Carnival of Barranquilla in Colombia with this adaptive reuse venture.
Bulak Projekt transforms Sugar Factory Żnin into an industrial-style hotel complex
Apr 06, 2022by Jerry Elengical Apr 06, 2022
Realised alongside ARCHE, MML architekci, and MIXD, this adaptive reuse project in Żnin, Poland, preserves a 19th century sugar factory, infusing it with warmth and life.
'Agrotopia' greenhouse is Europe’s largest public building for food production
Mar 05, 2022by Jerry Elengical Mar 05, 2022
The 9500 sqm facility in Roeselare, Belgium, rests atop the headquarters of REO Veiling, and was designed by van Bergen Kolpa Architects alongside META architectuurbureau.
David Chipperfield Architects revives an old industrial area in China as mixed-use district
Feb 25, 2022by Jerry Elengical Feb 25, 2022
The Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan hosts a Grand Theatre, hotel complex, new public plazas, and a performing arts campus, paying tribute to industrial brick structures in Jingdezhen.
Skylab's NM Bodecker Foundation is a mazy cluster of repurposed warehouses
Nov 26, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Nov 26, 2021
A dynamic mixed-use space for inspiring collaboration, the NM Bodecker Foundation building emerges as a hub for creative communities amid repurposed 1950s warehouses.
What lies ahead? Nicola Rutt on industrial rehabilitation as ideal workspaces
Jun 01, 2020by Nicola Rutt Jun 01, 2020
STIR X ICA Pidilite present Design After COVID-19: Nicola Rutt questions whether refurbishment of industrial buildings will lower workplace density in a post-pandemic world.
Architecture studio, Elii designs a loving new building for Save The Children in Madrid
Jul 23, 2019by Meghna Mehta Jul 23, 2019
Save The Children Foundation’s refurbished building in Madrid, by architecture firm elii, stimulates a relationship of affection towards the centre with its minimalist designs.
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