Insights

As cafés become more alike, they risk losing what makes them local.

Across Asia, traditional communities are losing ground to gleaming new developments. But a few projects show that redevelopment doesn’t have to erase tangible and intangible heritage

Jakarta’s Kampung Susun Kunir reverses the common processes of urban development, rebuilding a demolished community in body and spirit

Spaces where multiple generations can gather aren’t a revolution in urban planning — in fact, they could make for a simple solution to growing social isolation

A partnership of grassroots activists and the expertise of a small architecture firm has provided a way forward for public housing and its many residents in Victoria

The work of groundbreaking architect Christopher Alexander gives us both a lens to critique urban design and a toolkit for creating our own spaces

Embracing a traditional technique with enduring strength building from bamboo to skyscrapers.

Conservation has the potential to redefine what we traditionally regard as Architecture, and drive socio-political progress in contemporary society.

Minimalism at its core is beautiful because it reduces everything down to the basics of what life is all about. Nearly a century post Mies, it may be the path towards a more sustainable way of living.