GLOBAL UPDATE
News from the global architecture, design and development

VIEWPOINT
Kabul Bazaar: An urban catalyst for neighbour reconstruction

PROJECTS

SOUTH AFRICA: Art, Architecture and Therapy
The Art Therapy Centre

BANGLADESH: Tectonic Expressions
The Scholastica Senior School Campus in Dhaka

TURKEY: City of Light
Refreshing the famous Capital Mall in Istanbul

JAPAN: Architectural Purity
The Earthworks Centre

JORDAN: wild Jordan
The Amman Nature Reserve

BIG STORY
LEBANON: Assured Discretion
A modern Mediterranean home

IN HOUSE
JAPAN: Floating Precariously
AUSTRALIA: Beach House

INTERIORS PLUS
SINGAPORE: Uniquely Asia
GERMANY: Please Stay
USA: Detached Interiors

ARTS ETC
Faces from the Desert
Exclusive images from Alan Keohane’s new book

OUTDOOR ACTIVE
UAE: Saline soils: A landscaping change in the UAE
SINGAPORE: Fort Canning Hilltop Park
USA: One space dual challenge

GENIUS LOCI
EGYPT: Perpetuating Tradition: Al Azhar Park in the historic city of Cairo.

SMART ENVIRONMENTS
INDIA: The most eco-friendly building in the world
UK: Cardboard building
USA: Small and efficient

BACK 2 BASICS
MALAYSIA: A paradoxical affair

PEOPLE & PRACTICE
Industry news
Accurately measuring daylight

ASPIRING ARCHITECT
Students work fromn the University of Kuwait

EVENTS DIARY
Local, regional and international events listings.
Architecture and design competitions