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Book Excerpt: 'Shanghai Gone' Depicts a City Consuming Its Own Past and People

Policy

Qin Shao's wrenching new study of a frantically developing Shanghai introduces the concept of "domicide" — the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers.

April 12th by Asia Society | Comments

Photo of the Day: Park in Style in Singapore

A stylish and modern parking lot in Singapore on August 7, 2012. (Eduardo Seastres)
Multimedia

A stylish and modern parking lot in Singapore on August 7, 2012. (Eduardo Seastres)

December 5th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

What to Do With Manila?

Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Philippines (Agustin Rafael Reyes/Flickr).
Lifestyle

Heritage conservation and cultural tourism are global trends — and the Philippines should not be left behind, writes Ivan Henares.

October 16th by Ivan Henares | Comments

Photo of the Day: Stacked Atop One Another in Taiwan

Staggered, colorful houses under an overcast sky in central Taiwan on May 21, 2012. (acdovier/Flickr)
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Staggered, colorful houses under an overcast sky in central Taiwan on May 21, 2012. (acdovier/Flickr)

August 24th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: The View from the Bridge, Yokohama, Japan

Multimedia

Iconic landscape in Nishishiba 4 Chome, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, photographed on March 20, 2012. (arcreyes [-ratamahatta-]/Flickr)

June 15th by Asia Society | Comments

Interview: James Law Creates Innovative 'Cybertecture' for the 21st Century

James Law's Cybertecture Mirror in action. (cybertecturemirror.com)
Lifestyle

The Hong Kong-based designer behind the Cybertecture Mirror shares his thoughts on innovative product solutions, architecture, and technology.

April 3rd by Aarti Chawla | Comments

Hong Kong Designer Tells New York Apartment Dwellers to 'Blur the Boundaries'

Hong Kong designer Gary Chang demonstrates his
Lifestyle

In an interview with Asia Blog, Gary Chang, inventor of the remarkable "Domestic Transformer" apartment, shares some secrets for adapting to a small living space.

April 3rd by Aarti Chawla | Comments

Podcast: Kamil Khan Mumtaz: Back from a Modernist Hell

Kamil Khan Mumtaz at home in Lahore, summer 2011.
Arts

This is the latest installment of a series of podcasts entitled Another Pakistan, a co-production of the Asia Society and the Watson Institute at Brown University, with support on the ground from Aman ki Asha. Click here to learn more. Scroll to the end of this post to listen to the podcast.

September 15th by Christopher Lydon | Comments

In Houston, A Building Rises, Along with Expectations

Yoshio Taniguchi, architect of the Asia Society Texas Center's new home, at the Center grounbreaking in Houston in May 2008. (Richard J. Carson/Asia Society Texas Center)
Lifestyle

Asia Society Texas Center's new home, currently under construction in Houston's Museum District, received a major publicity boost last week with the appearance of a long preview article in the Houston Chronicle.

November 18th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

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