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The Architect Who Reads Gardens: B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio Turns A Yangzhou Picture House Into A Place To Stay
A former cinema in Yangzhou's old town has become a 40 room hotel. In the hands of B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio, the conversion argues that the most durable form of heritage is not a preserved façade but a preserved role: the building still gathers people. It is a lesson China's vast urban renewal machine urgently needs.
Beyond The Blueprint: Women Designing Asia’s Future
AADA explores the evolving role of women in Asia’s architecture and design landscape, highlighting diverse creative paths and introducing a new 2027 Special Achievement category celebrating women’s professional contributions.
Designing A Visionary Asia: A Conversation With Renowned Architect Jenchieh Hung
Cam Tu Nguyen, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Asia Awards Organization, Asia Architecture Design Awards, Asia Hospitality Awards, and Asia Tech Awards, speaks with Professor Jenchieh Hung of Thai architectural firm, Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research, about Asian identity, architectural innovation, technology, hospitality, and the future of the built environment.
The House That Unplugged Itself: What An Architect's Own Off-grid Home Tells Us About Asia's Next Decade
Designed and inhabited by its own architect, AMAMI HOUSE rethinks resilience through energy autonomy and climate-responsive design, offering a compelling prototype for how architecture can respond to Asia’s changing climate and demographics.
The Island That Learned to Stay: What Phuket's Best New Building Isn't For
As tourism-driven destinations rethink growth, NEXUS by Synthesis Ark proposes a different future for Phuket - one built around permanence, diversification, and a city designed to support year-round life.
The New Language of Hospitality Interiors
Hospitality is entering a quieter era, where interiors move beyond spectacle to become immersive expressions of place, material, and wellness, designed not merely to be seen, but deeply experienced.
The Vertical Village: Rethinking High-rise Living in Asian Cities
Rather than treating towers as stacks of private apartments, architects are beginning to imagine them as three-dimensional neighborhoods where streets become skywalks, gardens move into the upper levels, and community facilities are distributed throughout the building.
High-tech vs. Low-tech: Where Innovation Meets Asian Craft
Across architecture, interiors, product design and craft, a new generation of designers is discovering that the most compelling innovations do not necessarily replace traditional techniques with technology. Instead, they use technology to see, test, amplify and reinterpret what craft already knows.
The Princess, The Silk Village, and The Hotel That Refused to Shout: Inside Dusit Le Palais Tu Hoa
Named 2026 Asia’s Best Hospitality Architecture Design at the Asia Architecture Design Awards, the Dusit Le Palais Tu Hoa Hotel makes a contrarian case: in Asia’s fastest-growing tourism market, the most valuable architecture is the kind that defers to its place - and is built to last decades, not news cycles.
Registration Opens for the 2027 Asia Architecture Design Awards Under the Theme "Visionary Asia"
The Asia Architecture Design Awards (AADA) officially opens registration for its 2027 edition, inviting architects, designers, developers, and design firms from across Asia to showcase the projects and ideas shaping the future of the built environment.
Louis XV Armchair by LandFurniture - Reinterpreting French Elegance Through Contemporary Craftsmanship
Designed by LandFurniture, a Vietnamese furniture brand under Landco Corporation, the Louis XV Armchair offers a contemporary interpretation of one of France's most celebrated furniture styles.
The Winners’ Night of 2026 AADA Makes History Inside Dragon Pearl Cave, A 150-Million-Year-Old Natural Wonder
Following three successful editions held at iconic destinations across Asia, including Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, SO/ Bangkok in Thailand, and The Shilla Seoul in South Korea, the Asia Awards Organization (AAO) selected Vietnam as the host destination for its 2026 awards season.