Ben Van Berkel

Ideas
Ben van Berkel breaks down ESG, the UNStudio way
“My worry is that when we talk about ESG, we’re often referring to the need to better care for the planet, for outdoor environments. But what about the indoors?” In this exclusive Q&A with UNStudio’s Ben van Berkel, he puts a new lens on ESG, and talks about designing STH BNK By Beulah with Cox.

News
UNStudio’s ‘Silicon Valley of India’ master plan
A progressive tech campus for the Silicon Valley of India is under construction in Bangalore to a master plan design by UNStudio.

Events
Hong Kong x Melbourne At Business Of Design Week
Will you be attending Business of Design Week this December? Here’s a quick wrap of what you can expect to see and hear this year from Indesign’s Melbourne-based Editor Alice Blackwood.

News
Melbourne x Hong Kong at Business of Design Week
Are you heading over to Hong Kong for the Business of Design Week this December? Here’s a quick wrap of what you can expect to see and hear this year.

Articles
“I call it a ‘cultural effect’. It is an abstract quality of the architecture”: Ben Van Berkel on the architecture of education
Ben Van Berkel of UNStudio is changing the way your children will learn. Discover how architecture has revolutionised knowledge sharing.

Products
Outdoor Furniture for Living in Sky Frames
A selection of outdoor furniture from Marquis HQO has brought style and comfort to the most prominent outdoor areas of UNStudio-designed Scotts Tower.

Project
A rose-shaped pavilion blooms in Qingdao
The World Horticultural Expo Theme Pavilion in Qingdao borrows its shape from the Chinese rose.

Project
UNSTUDIO’S XINTIANDI INSTALLATION
UNStudio’s public installation in Xintiandi, Shanghai, reflects its surroundings in unexpected ways. Martine Beale takes a look.

Project
Hanwha Headquarters Seoul by UNStudio
In its winning entry, UNStudio proposes an animated facade and new interiors and landscaping for Hanwha’s headquarters in Seoul.

Project
UNStudio’s Hanjie Wanda Square
Hanjie Wanda Square by UNStudio has recently opened in Wuhan, China and as Nicholas Ho writes, it’s not your typical mall.