Architecture
- Architecture, Art and design, Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Culture, Environment, South and Central Asia, World news
Dhaka builds for a wetter future – in pictures
Across the Bangladeshi megacity, designers are adapting to the climate crisis Continue reading...
- Architecture, Art and design, Culture, Europe, Russia, South and Central Asia, Uzbekistan, World news
Cosmic metros, UFO circus tops and a 3,000C sun gun: the mesmerising architecture of Tashkent
From its cavernous domed bazaar to its ravishingly muscular museum, the Uzbek capital has one of the world’s w…
- Architecture, Culture, Global development, Heritage, India, India holidays, South and Central Asia, World news
The lost mansions of Chettinad: festival showcases opulent homes turned heritage hotels
In its heyday, Chettinad in southern India was a thriving hub of international traders. Today, the grandeur of…
- Africa, Architecture, Art, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Bali, Culture, Egypt, Global development, India, Indonesia, Middle East and North Africa, Museums, Nigeria, Sculpture, Senegal, South and Central Asia, United Arab Emirates, World news
Pharaohs, masks and bronze age boats: six standout new museums around the world in 2025
Openings across Africa and Asia offer new cultural experiences in stunning architectural surroundingsFrom a no…
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‘What they threw away, I used’: the story behind Nek Chand’s 25-acre outsider art masterpiece
This forest of intricately decorated statues was begun in secret by a man who never considered himself an arti…
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‘You can change the view’: rotating house goes up for sale in New Zealand
Engineer Don Dunick took years to conceptualise and build ‘the lighthouse’, which can turn 360 degrees to offe…
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Outcry over loss of features on Bangkok’s landmark ‘robot building’
Campaigners criticise renovation and call for better protection for the city’s distinctive architectureA Bangk…
- Architecture, Art and design, Communities, Culture, Design, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Extreme weather, Flooding, Global development, Housing, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development, The RIBA, World news
‘This will not be swept away’: the bamboo homes helping Pakistan’s post-flood rebuild
A year on from devastating floods, a renowned architect is leading a project to build affordable and sustainab…
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A fresh era for India or a ‘ham-fisted’ ego trip? Welcome to Modi’s new seat of power | Rowan Moore
The prime minister says his £120m parliament building will set a new order – critics say the design doesn’t ma…
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You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyo’s micro-apartments
The tiny homes, which measure just nine square metres – or three tatami mats – are the architectural answer to…
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Legacy of Japan’s Nagakin Capsule Tower lives on in restored pods
One of Tokyo’s most famous buildings was dismantled in April due to asbestos fears. Now 23 of the capsules hav…
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Japanese architect and ‘postmodern giant’ Arata Isozaki dies aged 91
Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in…
- Architecture, Art, Art and design, Bangladesh, Culture, Exhibitions, India, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka
‘They were transforming their countries’: South Asian architecture after British rule
A MoMA exhibition takes a new look at the modernist structures that defined Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sr…
- Architecture, Awards and prizes, Bangladesh, Culture, Design, South and Central Asia, The RIBA, World news
World’s best building award won by rainwater-harvesting hospital in rural Bangladesh
RIBA’s international prize 2021 has been won by Kashef Chowdhury’s $2m Friendship hospital in a water-logged p…
- Architecture, Art and design, Awards and prizes, Bangladesh, Culture, Housing, Rohingya, Society, South and Central Asia
A £300 monsoon-busting home: the Bangladeshi architect fighting extreme weather
From a mosque that breathes to innovative bamboo houses, Marina Tabassum has won the prestigious Soane medal f…