/////////////////////////////////// IN PROGRESS//////////////// KARSA/////////////////////////
Joshua Simandjuntak is the founder and director product design studio and brand Karsa in Jakarta. His numerous collaborations with the most important architecture studios in the country highlight the presence of Karsa’s works in the growing world of Indonesian design. Its wide international background and experience is the base for a solid exploration of the contemporary potentials of traditional craft techniques. |
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CURATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE////////// SPACE POPULAR////////////
Space Popular is a multidisciplinary design and research practice operated from the House of Spop, Bangkok, Thailand and led by architects and professors Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg. Its activity is directed in multiple trajectories including architecture, products, furniture graphics,
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CURATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE////////// SPACE POPULAR////////////
Space Popular is a multidisciplinary design and research practice operated from the House of Spop, Bangkok, Thailand and led by architects and professors Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg. Its activity is directed in multiple trajectories including architecture, products, furniture graphics,
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IMPATIENT GL. CAPITAL & DESIGN MASS PROD.////// SANJAY PRAKASH//////////
Sanjay Prakash is a renowned Indian architect based in New Delhi, who has influenced many practitioners in the region with his ideas and explorations. He’s the founder and Director of Shift Architects. His area of practice and research over the
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IMPATIENT GL. CAPITAL & DESIGN MASS PROD.////// SANJAY PRAKASH//////////
Sanjay Prakash is a renowned Indian architect based in New Delhi, who has influenced many practitioners in the region with his ideas and explorations. He’s the founder and Director of Shift Architects. His area of practice and research over the
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URBAN VILLAGERS///////// /////////////////////////////////// LIU XIAODU (URBANUS)///
Xiaodu Liu is a founder and director of Urbanus studio in Shenzhen, which is recognized as one of the most influential architecture practices in China. It is also a think tank that aims to formulate architectural strategies from the urban
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URBAN VILLAGERS///////// /////////////////////////////////// LIU XIAODU (URBANUS)///
Xiaodu Liu is a founder and director of Urbanus studio in Shenzhen, which is recognized as one of the most influential architecture practices in China. It is also a think tank that aims to formulate architectural strategies from the urban
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ADAPT. HK INCREMENTAL TABULA RASA?/////////////// TOM VEREBES///////////////
Tom Verebes is Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Formerly Co-Director of the AA Design Research Lab (DRL) in London, Tom is the founder and Creative Director
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ADAPT. HK INCREMENTAL TABULA RASA?/////////////// TOM VEREBES///////////////
Tom Verebes is Associate Dean (Teaching & Learning) and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Formerly Co-Director of the AA Design Research Lab (DRL) in London, Tom is the founder and Creative Director
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SAMENESS//////////////////// /////////////////////////////////// PAO – JAMES SHEN/////////
JAMES SHEN is a co-founder of people’s architecture office (PAO), located in the heart of Beijing’s historic central ring, whose projects engage in a wide variety of building typologies and are not limited by form or scale, but instead focus
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SAMENESS//////////////////// /////////////////////////////////// PAO – JAMES SHEN/////////
JAMES SHEN is a co-founder of people’s architecture office (PAO), located in the heart of Beijing’s historic central ring, whose projects engage in a wide variety of building typologies and are not limited by form or scale, but instead focus
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WHAT FLOURISHING?////// /////////////////////////////////// MICHAEL DOUGLASS///////
Michael Douglass is an American urban planner and social scientist, based in Singapore, where he is Professor at the LKY School of Public Policy and at the Asia Research Institute, where he is Leader of the Asian Urbanism Cluster. He’s
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WHAT FLOURISHING?////// /////////////////////////////////// MICHAEL DOUGLASS///////
Michael Douglass is an American urban planner and social scientist, based in Singapore, where he is Professor at the LKY School of Public Policy and at the Asia Research Institute, where he is Leader of the Asian Urbanism Cluster. He’s
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PLACEMAKERS////////////// /////////////////////////////////// BEATRICE LEANZA//////////
Beatrice Leanza is an Italian art writer, independent researcher and co-founder of curatorial, design and editorial office BAO, based in Beijing, where she’s the main director of Beijing Design Week. In the early 2000 she joined the China Art Archives
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PLACEMAKERS////////////// /////////////////////////////////// BEATRICE LEANZA//////////
Beatrice Leanza is an Italian art writer, independent researcher and co-founder of curatorial, design and editorial office BAO, based in Beijing, where she’s the main director of Beijing Design Week. In the early 2000 she joined the China Art Archives
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DEVELOPMENTAL CITY//// /////////////////////////////////// CHRIS LEE/////////////////////
Christopher Lee is the co-founder and principal of Serie Architects London, Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing; and leads the design of Serie across all four offices. He is Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design and was the Director of
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DEVELOPMENTAL CITY//// /////////////////////////////////// CHRIS LEE/////////////////////
Christopher Lee is the co-founder and principal of Serie Architects London, Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing; and leads the design of Serie across all four offices. He is Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design and was the Director of
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FACETS OF CHINESE URBAN MODEL/////////////// DAAN ROGGEVEEN/////////
Daan Roggeveen is an architect and co-founder of MOREarchitecture a studio for design and research based in Shanghai. Together with M. Hulshof he collaborates on the Go West Project, a think tank on emerging megacities. They are the authors of
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FACETS OF CHINESE URBAN MODEL/////////////// DAAN ROGGEVEEN/////////
Daan Roggeveen is an architect and co-founder of MOREarchitecture a studio for design and research based in Shanghai. Together with M. Hulshof he collaborates on the Go West Project, a think tank on emerging megacities. They are the authors of
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META-REALITIES//////////// /////////////////////////////////// SPACE POPULAR////////////
Space Popular is a multidisciplinary design and research practice operated from the House of Spop, Bangkok, Thailand and led by architects and professors Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg. Its activity is directed in multiple trajectories including architecture, products, furniture graphics,
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META-REALITIES//////////// /////////////////////////////////// SPACE POPULAR////////////
Space Popular is a multidisciplinary design and research practice operated from the House of Spop, Bangkok, Thailand and led by architects and professors Lara Lesmes & Fredrik Hellberg. Its activity is directed in multiple trajectories including architecture, products, furniture graphics,