In the age of social media, does form still follow function or is it vice versa? The narrative has always stayed the same for architect Quck Zhong Yi of ASOLIDPLAN.

The architects of the Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne, Australia envisaged wards that feel both polished and hotel-like in quality. But it’s the focus on safety requirements and functional needs of patients and staff that really shines through.

WORKTECH 19 Hong Kong considered some of the key trends driving office space for the next decade – find out which ones.

Ministry of Design transposes heritage in the new quasi-colonial Prestige Hotel in Penang, with a contemporary interpretation of Victorian design – visual trickery included.

Despite a limited selection of materials for medical facilities, UPSTAIRS_ has conceived a contemporary clinic, fit for medical and aesthetic treatments, while embedding the practitioners’ beliefs.

With China, Hong Kong, Australia and India counted in the top five countries entering the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in 2019, it’s no surprise to see many projects from the Indo-Pacific region winning some of the top gongs. Here we look at all of them.

The Water Pump, designed by Poul Henningsen in the 1950s, is a classic adjustable floor lamp with the anti-glare ingenuity of the Louis Poulsen PH three-shade system – in warm amber-coloured glass.

Which Asian countries and which sectors are performing best in terms of real estate and why? Industry experts shared their insights at REDS Asia this month in Bangkok.

Drawing inspiration from an iconic Chinese musical instrument, the Liyang Museum by CROX makes a statement in the landscape.

Celebrated at Designer Rugs in Sydney, this year’s Evolve Awards were all about patient craft, adventurous spirit, thoughtful geometry and finding inspiration in the most surprising places.

Entries are now open for INDE.Awards, the Indo-Pacific’s first and only regional design awards program. Here’s your easy guide to entry.

Hong Kong-based o&o Studio took a very specific, and very romantic, image as the inspiration for the branding and design of an uber-cool craft beer and whisky bar in an old grease factory in Shanghai’s South Bund.

One half of Thai-based multi-disciplinary studio, Department of Architecture Co., Amata Luphaiboon reflects on his years of practice and what defines South East Asian design.

The Mobile Chandelier collection from Michael Anastassiades is an ongoing investigation into balance and equilibrium that dates back to 2008.

At Tokyo’s Kojimachi Terrace by Nendo, six of the 11 floors are prised open with landscaped terraces lined with warm timber.

The Masonry is a two-family residence by stpmj that plays with material and scale in high-density Gwanggyo, southeast of Seoul.