Architecture Asia

01/03/2023

Latest Issue · June 2022｜
Globalization and Locality

✏️Editorial
There is a considerable exchange of ideas, cultures, and architectural designs among Asian countries touched by globalization; some of these exchanges go way back to an earlier time. However, even through the alterations brought on by globalization, different geographical and cultural backgrounds have allowed some Asian countries and regions to retain their own uniqueness to form a unique regional identity.

Against this backdrop, this issue points out some notes of interest: 1) The exchange and spread of Japanese architectural culture in China; 2) Some of the common problems faced by Asian cities, such as congestion, poor environmental conditions, shortage of green areas, and poor use of public spaces are given local solutions; 3) Investigation and respect for locality.

The project section in this issue provides varied alternative responses to address the topic of maintaining locality amid globalization. Asian architects interpret locality from various perspectives, not only regionally, but also universally. MoMA, Lushan Times, and Suzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Hall each reply to their complex urban surroundings with an outstanding and independent outlook. Office Complex for Gopal Printpack Solutions, Maly Koncert, and Zhongguancun Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base offer an investigation on ontological design from the perspective of internality. Wanping Theater, Rane Vidyalaya, and Athenia High School explicate innovative materials from indigenous culture. This issue highlights both the significance of Asian discourse in globalization, as well as its inherent responsibility for locality.

✏️Contents
[ARTICLE]
◆A Timber Gymnasium: Renowned Modernist Architect Kikuji Ishimoto’s Early Works in 1940s Shanghai | ZHU Xiaoming, TIAN Guohua
◆Prescriptive Urban Greening Strategies for a Saturated Megacity: Reflections on Kolkata, India | Souporni PAUL, Suchandra BARDHAN
◆Analysis of Waterfront Public Space Activities Based on Walking and Space Demand Simulation Using the Public Space in the North Bund of the Huangpu River | GU Zhuoxing, ZHANG Ye, YANG Chunxia, ZHU Wei
◆Scenes Reconstruction: A Strategy Study of Ethnic Village Revitalization Based on the Activation of Shared Space | LI Minqian, LI Xiaofeng

[PROJECT]
◆MoMA | HAS design and research
◆Office Complex for Gopal Printpack Solutions | I-con Architects and Urban Planners
◆Lushan Times | GOA (Group of Architects)
◆Maly Koncert | Ryo Otsuka Architects
◆Wanping Theater | Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
◆Athenia High School | Studio Next
◆Rane Vidyalaya | Shanmugam Associates
◆Suzhou Urban Planning Exhibition Hall | Shenzhen AUBE Architectural Engineering Design Consultants Co., Ltd.
◆Zhongguancun Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base | QUCESS Design

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27/12/2022

Latest Issue · March 2022｜
Cultural Identity and Social Responsibility

✏️Editorial
Asian countries have different cultures, with various religions, traditions, and perceptions. Cultural identity is particularly important for regions and cities, where different groups of people live. The sense of identity is often related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, place of settlement, or any type of social group with its unique culture. At the same time, whether based on homogeneous or heterogeneous cultures, social responsibility and social care are indispensable to maintain the balance between economic development and social welfare, and to remove barriers between people due to region, distance, economic conditions, etc...

✏️Contents
[ARTICLE]
◆The Collective Memory of a Chinese Community Survives in a Concrete Forest: “Chinatown” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | NG Shi Qi, GONG Xiaolei
◆How Does Street Art Affect a City’s Social Identity? | Rozanne Jojo VALLIVATTAM, Ramneet KAUR
◆An Investigation of Youth Homelessness and the Principles of Transitional Space Design | ZHOU Kai, Greg MISSINGHAM
[PROJECT]
◆Kids Smile Labo Nursery | Hibinosekkei, Youji no Shiro
◆Sukagawa Community Center | Ishimoto Architectural & Engineering Firm and Unemori Architects
◆St. Andrews Institute of Technology and Management: Boys’ Hostel Block | Zero Energy Design Lab (ZED Lab)
◆St. Andrews Institute of Technology and Management: Girls’ Hostel Block | Zero Energy Design Lab (ZED Lab)
◆VORA (Vorasombat Plaza) | SPACE | STORY | STUDIO
◆The Northstar School | Shanmugam Associates
◆Tibet Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum | Shenzhen Huahui Design Co., Ltd
◆Majiabang Cultural Museum | Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co. Ltd
◆Visitor Center of Changping Future Science City | Huyue Studio
◆Morse Park Amphitheatre | Architectural Services Department, HKSARG
◆Striated House at Rajagiriya | Palinda Kannangara Architects

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27/12/2022

📣Call for Projects

Architecture Asia accepts submissions of projects in any region designed by architects from Asian countries and regions, or projects located in Asian countries and regions designed by architects from any region. The submitted projects must be constructed within the past five years.

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27/12/2022

📣Call for Papers

Architecture Asia accepts submissions in the following article types:
Research Article
1⃣️Review Article:
Review articles intend to summarize the state of academic and architectural practice issues. Review articles would therefore analyze recent research published by scholars in the field, offering a valuable reference from the perspective of theory.
2⃣️Case Studies / Projects Analysis Article:
Project analysis articles should clearly state why the project is featured at the beginning of the text. They should include detailed descriptions of the methodologies used as well as their theoretical and research basis.
The themes and topics of submitted articles need to be relevant to architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture in the context of Asia.

🔴For the issue of September 2023, the DEADLINE for submission is May 15, 2023.

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24/12/2022

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13/12/2022

Forum Review | Nearly 5,000 online attendees: Architecture Asia Forum Series: Thailand Contemporary Architecture Forum Was Held Successfully

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Architecture Asia will build an eco-chain of “project display+ academic discussion”, and develop approaches beyond publications, to reveal contemporary architectural development in Asia, promote regional interaction between ARCASIA member institutes, and enhance professional communications between Asia and the world.

In 2023, Architecture Asia will launch an issues series of contemporary architecture in Asian countries or regions where the ARCASIA member institutes locate. Architecture Asia Forum Series will be organized on related topics to inspire a broader discussion and international publicity.

“Thailand Contemporary Architecture” Forum is the first event of Architecture Asia Forum Series, co-hosted by Architecture Asia and the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA), with the full support of ARCASIA and ASC, aiming to express the new tendency of Thailand contemporary architecture.

Thailand architects Jen-Chieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee were the convenors of this forum. 10 groups of Thailand pioneer architects delivered impressive speeches and showed their design projects, and 5 scholars and architects from Asia and Europe involved in the panel discussion shared their viewpoints. The forum lasted about 5 hours and was open to global audiences through the free online livestream, attracting nearly 5000 online attendees.

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