This art installation questions the elusive

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Vincent Leroy

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"The Sun Always Rises in the East"(inset) Artist Vincent Leroy (photo credit: Stéphane CHARBEAU)         

Vincent Leroy reveals "The Sun Always Rises in the East" in China, a symbolic installation that mirrors the brightest star, its restful rhythm evoking introspection.

Somerset Museum's latest inclusion is an ode to the story of gardening

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Tara Fallaux and Kossmanndejong; courtesy KDJ

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From the walled gardens of Pompeii to the minimalist and contemporary landscapes of the present, Studio Kossmanndejong designs the museum of gardens - expressing through art, media and nature the relevance of gardens today…

Miami gets Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum

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Photography: Hufton+Crow; courtesy ZHA

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Miami’s 62-storey residential tower continues Zaha Hadid Architects’ research into high-rise construction that defines a fluid architectural expression consistent with the engineering for the entire height of a structure…

Storytelling via Design

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy One Plus Partnership

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Xian Cinema(inset)l-r:Virginia Lung & Ajax Law

Renowned for curating graphically remarkable and experientially transformative spaces, Hong-Kong based design firm One Plus Partnership transfixes users as they give form to the abstract…

An aesthetic drama of minimal design and stark contrasts

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Jesús Orrico; courtesy the architect

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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos unfurl an aesthetic drama with their interiors for this dental clinic in Valencia, exploring sophistication through minimal design and stark contrasts…

Restrained indulgence defines CIFI Sales Centre in Qingdao, China

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Photography: Fenfang Lu; courtesy Ippolito Fleitz Group

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Ippolito Fleitz Group’s interior design for the CIFI Sales Centre in Qingdao immerses visitors in a maritime lifestyle…

Blurring boundaries between architecture and landscape

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Nguyen Tien Thanh; courtesy the architect

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(inset) Ar. Doan Thanh Ha

This residence embraces the tropical context of Vietnam, intensifying interactions between architecture and nature, negotiating form, function and experience.