Rattan Clouds awarded at International Design Awards 2017 (IDA awards)
Rattan Clouds awarded at International Design Awards 2017 (IDA awards) – Honourable Mention. Link here
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Black: Architecture in Monochrome
Published by Phaidon Press Ltd., USA
Phaidon Editors, ed.
2017
ISBN: 9780714874722
A stunning exploration of the beauty and drama of 150 black structures built by the world’s leading architects over 1,000 years.
A visually rich book, Black: Architecture in Monochrome casts a new eye on the beauty – and the drama – of black in the built world. Spotlighting more than 150 structures from the last 1,000 years, Black pairs engaging text with fascinating photographs of houses, churches, libraries, skyscrapers, and other buildings from some of the world’s leading architects, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, and Eero Saarinen, David Adjaye, Jean Nouvel, Peter Marino, and Steven Holl.
Powershop 5 – New Retail Design
Published by Frame Publishers , The Netherlands
Shonquis Moreno, ed.
13th September, 2016
ISBN: 978-94-91727-93-1
Powershop 5 – New Retail Design
Following in the footsteps of its successful former editions, Powershop 5 delves into the worldwide exploration of the latest leading retail design.
With over 100 featured shops spread across eleven chapters, the book presents current trends and the evolution of retail interiors. Readers are given an exclusive look at how designers conceptualise ideas and bring them to life, creating the ultimate brand experience.
This inspiring book explores the conscious efforts that designers take to encompass outstanding retail spaces with strong brand and client identity – examining the design process, materiality, functionality and the overall user experience. Shops ranging from luxury fashion, books and jewellery to car showrooms are developed through a unique stream of creativity, innovation and spatial context.
Homegrown: A Singapore Design Consciousness
In celebration of MKPL’s 20th anniversary, ‘HOMEGROWN: A Singaporean Design Consciousness’, an exhibition curated by the architects to reflect and investigate fundamental underlying elements and common threads in contemporary homegrown design and architecture.
Selected work from MKPL Architects, CHANG Architects, Lekker Architects, Materium, Produce, and Studio SKLIM will be publicly exhibited the URA Atrium between Tuesday 29 March and Friday 15 April.
The exhibition will also be anchored by two forums.
Homegrown: A Singapore Design Consciousness
Organised by MKPL Architects
Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Atrium, Singapore
29th March -15th April 2016
Common Ground: Homegrown Designers
Organised by MKPL Architects & URA
Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Function Hall, Singapore
29th March 2016
Jutaku: Japanese Houses
Published by Phaidon Press Ltd., USA
Naomi Pollock, ed.
2015
ISBN: 978-0-7148-6962-9
Frenetic. Pulsating. Disorienting. Japan’s contemporary culture is constantly in flux, with a host of new architectural practices ushering in an era of continuous experimentation.
Featuring 500 houses – one per page, one image per house – Jutaku: Japanese Houses is a fast-paced, shock to the system that shines a Harajuku–bright neon light on the sheer volume, variety and novelty of contemporary Japanese residential architecture.
Featuring the work of many of Japan’s most famous architects including Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Toyo Ito, Kengo Kuma, Jun Igarishi, Shuhei Endo and dozens of up and coming or as yet unknown young architects, Jutaku is organized geographically, speeding readers on a bullet train journey across Japan’s architectural landscape.
Cubes – Cloud Forms
