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Jia CURATED 2026 expands its horizon with Nature Weave

Jia CURATED 2026 expands its horizon with Nature Weave

From a beachfront transformation in Bali to a cross-cultural prelude in Tokyo, Southeast Asia’s leading design platform returns with renewed urgency and regional ambition.

Hong Kong Art Week wraps up for another year

Hong Kong Art Week wraps up for another year

Where East Meets West and where leading commercial galleries connect with global audiences in an energetic week of sales, conversations, programmes and cultural exchange.

Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place

Shophouse-inspired Soori Penang is a personal tribute to home and place

Architect Soo K. Chan restores the shophouse typology, informed by the memory of growing up in one within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town in Penang.

Designing education on a grand scale

Designing education on a grand scale

Monash University Malayasia will be making its presence felt with a grand new project in Kuala Lumpur.

Stepping into Singapore: Humanscale HQ marks APAC expansion

Stepping into Singapore: Humanscale HQ marks APAC expansion

Humanscale’s new showroom is about the modern workplace, with ergonomic excellence, sustainable design and architectural heritage in Singapore.

The Material and the Maker: Celebrating Dynamic Design in Southeast Asia

The Material and the Maker: Celebrating Dynamic Design in Southeast Asia

The final instalment in our three-part series on collaborations between the world’s best designers and the American Hardwood Export Council.

The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien: A coastal escape shaped by design

The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien: A coastal escape shaped by design

Opening in October 2025, The Standard, Pattaya Na Jomtien brings together ONION, DIN Studio, Studio Lupine and Verena Haller to create a sculptural modernist retreat where art, architecture and coastal culture meet.

A winning appointment

A winning appointment

Leading by design, Erik L’Heureux has recently taken the helm of Monash University’s Department of Architecture, and so a new and exciting journey begins for both L’Heureux and the University.

Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy

Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy

grovve sets a new benchmark in youth mental wellness design – an empathetic, biophilic sanctuary where mental wellbeing is nurtured through choice, comfort and co-creation.

A Singapore resort “for those who appreciate both heritage and modernity”

A Singapore resort “for those who appreciate both heritage and modernity”

At Raffles Sentosa Singapore, Yabu Pushelberg has crafted a narrative-driven resort experience where heritage, landscape and quiet luxury intertwine to create a deeply immersive retreat.

Riverside restaurant history in Singapore

Riverside restaurant history in Singapore

Dinding Design Office has crafted Jiak Kim House, an Asian restaurant rich with layers of history set on the banks of the Singapore River.

This new embassy “softens the boundaries between formality and warmth”

This new embassy “softens the boundaries between formality and warmth”

Architectkidd brings curves, texture, warmth and dynamic details into the interior design of the Kuwait Embassy in Brunei.