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Ben van Berkel breaks down ESG, the UNStudio way

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.

UNStudio’s ‘Silicon Valley of India’ master plan

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.

Melbourne x Hong Kong at Business of Design Week

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.

“I call it a ‘cultural effect’. It is an abstract quality of the architecture”: Ben Van Berkel on the architecture of education

“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.

UNStudio x Cox Architecture announced as winners of $2b Southbank by Beulah tower

UNStudio x Cox Architecture announced as winners of $2b Southbank by Beulah tower

“The concept [of Green Spine] is about ‘how can this be an opportunity for Southbank?’ We looked at how Southbank is developing with huge density and we tried to break through that and create more openness,” shares Caroline Bos of UNStudio on the design of the winning tower for the $2b Southbank by Beulah development.

UNStudio’s Caroline Bos on the relevance of technology for architecture

UNStudio’s Caroline Bos on the relevance of technology for architecture

UNStudio is a global practice with a strong foothold in Asia. Caroline Bos, founding partner of the studio, was recently in Melbourne to present a proposal for Southbank by Beulah and opened up about changing technology and the changing gender gap in architecture and design.

Starchitect-designed Southbank Precinct projects revealed

Starchitect-designed Southbank Precinct projects revealed

Vertical cities in the sky, deconstructed boxes and ample greening – six widely varying designs with similar themes have been revealed in the Southbank by Beulah competition.

Collectible architecture: Ellipsicoon Pavilion by UNStudio

Collectible architecture: Ellipsicoon Pavilion by UNStudio

Wouldn’t mind having a work by UNStudio in your backyard? Filipino prefab company Revolution Precrafted has released a digitally developed, hand-woven pavilion designed by Ben van Berkel.

Can you create an empathic office with bio-responsive design?

Can you create an empathic office with bio-responsive design?

Are bio-responsive offices the next step forward in workplace design? Two proposals by Carlo Ratti Associati and UNStudio suggest our workspaces could and should evolve in such a direction.

Art, science and digital fabrication with UNStudio

Art, science and digital fabrication with UNStudio

UNStudio is known as an innovator of digital technology with architecture. A recently completed shopping mall in Shanghai by the Dutch studio, Lane 189, offers an opportunity to explore formal complexity and a deep integration of façade and interior space – all inspired by art and science.