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Tropical modernism

St Marc's Chapel in the Philippines
Opinion

“Recognition is long overdue for the local architects of tropical modernism”

Venice Architecture Biennale Togo Pavilion
Architecture

Togo centres its “eccentric” modernist architecture in Venice Biennale debut

Western House
Architecture

Seven tropical modernist buildings in Lagos with “a lot of intelligence to unpack”

Tropibox by Tropical Architecture
Architecture

Tropical Architecture Bureau blends “old-world charm with the modern” for Keralan home

Man watching film at Applied Arts Pavilion
Architecture

Applied Arts Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale aims to “complicate the history of tropical modernism”

Harding Boutique Hotel in Sri Lanka by Anarchitect
Architecture

Anarchitect channels tropical modernism for Sri Lankan boutique hotel

Geoffrey Bawa furniture rereleased by Phantom Hands
Furniture

Phantom Hands reissues Geoffrey Bawa’s tropical modernist furniture

West Palm Beach office building by SOM
Architecture

SOM completes skyscraper informed by Florida’s tropical modernism

Arrivals stage by Going South, Dialled In and Daytimers at Shangri-La Glastonbury 2024
Design

Pulp sci-fi and tropical modernism inform Glastonbury’s first dedicated South Asian stage

Tropical Modernism exhibition at the V&A London
Architecture

V&A’s Tropical Modernism exhibition explores “the politics behind the concrete”

Why architects don't get paid much

Why architects don't get paid much

6 November
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