Visual stories help us perceive what often goes unnoticed. Through photo essays, illustrations, and video, we trace patterns, textures, and relationships that shape our surroundings. These images reveal layered realities—inviting reflection, evoking emotion, and opening new ways of seeing.
Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2023-2025 cycle, the multifunctional community centre is constructed entirely with reclaimed bricks from local demolitions. The buildings integrate an 80-mm fly ash insulation layer, allowing a cost-effective and durable model for the village housing. Natural ventilation is achieved through ground ventilation, thermal chambers, and automated skylights. Unique ventilation towers also provide playful spaces for children. The design uses a dispersed, small-volume layout forming a central courtyard and alleys, enhancing circulation and adaptability. The project aims to serve as a cultural, social, and ecological hub, integrating traditional materials with sustainable construction methods.
A project by Dhammada Collective, Nipun Prabhakar
Do you know what everyday items can be reused to create something altogether new? Bet cardboard tubes don’t really come to mind. But this project might make you rethink the utility of oft-overlooked objects.
Content by Nipun Prabhakar
What becomes of animals and other creatures when their natural habitats are disrupted by human development? How might we design environments that support the continued survival of other species into the future? Click here to request for a copy of the award-winning story.
An exploration by Hans Lim and Nipun Prabhakar into the appearances and experiences that emerge in the spaces between buildings and structures. What defines these gaps and absences—and what makes them essential amidst the density of occupied spaces?
Content by Hans Lim
A visit to a forest-set school stirs memories of a childhood once spent among the wooded hills. This short video weaves together sketches and photographs, tracing the gentle overlap between past and present.
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