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View all search resultsFar from a foregone conclusion, architects from Indonesia, Taiwan, and the Philippines want global architecture to come down off its pedestal and transform people’s lives by providing additional space to local communities.
Trailblazing Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi vowed Thursday to use his award, considered architecture's Nobel equivalent, to escalate his campaign for proper housing for the poor as the country battles a massive shortage of homes.
The family of one of the nation’s great architects, Friedrich Silaban, plans to sell his former home, which is located in Bogor on a street named after him, because of high maintenance costs and property taxes.
As a co-founder of respected architectural studio, Studio Dasar, and the free architectural magazine, Jong Arsitek!, Danny Wicaksono is the architect behind several recognized projects, including the Anyar Market, Anjung Salihara, Vida Foodcourt, Jatibening House and Minimal House.
Some admired Han Awal as a heritage conservationist; others said he was a conservative modernist; media christened him a legendary architect and all agreed his death at the age of 85, on May 14, was a great loss for Indonesia.
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose modernist, futuristic designs included the swooping aquatic center for the 2012 London Olympics, has died at age 65. She leaves a string of bold, often beautiful and sometimes controversial buildings around the world.
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