South House Tale
South House Tale
South House Tale

Md Al Amin Sohan

Provisional Governance: How Temporary Projects Reshape Cities

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Temporary Site of Shengli Market / LUO studio. Image © Weiqi Jin Urban policymakers and developers increasingly brand projects as temporary, piloting pop-up parks, art installations, and interim structures across global cities. Initiatives are often framed as experimental interventions that activate vacant sites. In practice, however, they frequently serve as provisional strategies to manage underutilized … Read more

Hybrid Craft: 5 Pedestrian Bridges Reimagining Natural Materials across Asia

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Boat crossing Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO studio. Image © Weiqi Jin Transcending their role as mere infrastructure, bridges have long served as powerful architectural statements. This expressive potential is now being explored with renewed vigor across South-East Asia, where a growing number of architects are re-evaluating traditional materials. By championing wood and … Read more

Tradition, Innovation and Experimentation: Contemporary Mexican House Through the Lens of Edmund Sumner

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Plantel Matilde / Fundación Javier Marín. Location: Yucatan. Image © Edmund Sumner Blending vernacular techniques with contemporary experimentation, Mexico’s architectural landscape is shaped by a continuous dialogue between tradition, materiality, and modernity. As the fifth most biodiverse country in the world, Mexican architecture seeks to respond to its vast range of natural environments, climates, and … Read more