Can a Small Private Building Become a Better Urban Neighbour?
At Naka-Ikebukuro Park, KEY OPERATION’s Clerestory Garden tests a modest urban proposition: how a privately owned shop-and-residence building can respond to a hard-working public plaza through frontage, planting, light and tenant activity.
When a Cyclone Shelter Becomes a Landmark
In Kuakata, two very different projects suggest that resilience depends not only on structural safety, but on whether a building is known, trusted and folded into community life.
Exclusive Interview: Vicky Chan on Designing for Real Need
Interview/Sustainability Exclusive Interview: Vicky Chan on Designing for Real Need A lightly edited transcript of a Zoom conversation with Vicky Chan, founder of Vicky Chan + Partners. Candice Lim Award-winning architect Vicky Chan has worked across architecture, landscape, sustainability, education and community-centred design. I first knew Vicky some years ago, when he was invited as […]
