DESIGN

An urban designer’s own, multi-generational home

This intermediate terrace house defies convention to deliver light and life in shared spaces to its occupants

Amanda Heng goes against the grain in Venice with a radically quiet work.
FEATURE

‘Do nothing’: Amanda Heng’s un-Singaporean artwork at the Venice Biennale

The Singapore Pavilion is a meditation on rest, ageing and the body

Hamlet as you've never seen it, staged by Teatro La Plaza and played by a cast of actors with Down syndrome.
ARTS

Sifa 2026: classic theatre, radically reimagined

Hamlet, Hedda Gabler and Death of a Salesman return with bold new interpretations

ClassiCon's Soft Stone sofa comes by way of Singapore-born, Porto-based designer Gabriel Tan.
DESIGN

Spotlight on Milan Design Week 2026

The prestigious fair’s latest edition showcases new innovations and fancy novelties

In the kitchen are new alcoves set into the brick walls, a new dining table and dining chairs.
DESIGN

Home of the past, present and future

This shophouse is filled with tactile and personal touches drawn from craft techniques and inspired by its architectural features

Kohtei's ship-like structure is clad in wooden shingles adapted from the traditional kokerabuki technique.
TRAVEL

On the design trail in Hiroshima

The historic Japanese city weaves architectural wonders into its multifaceted landscapes

A detail of Ahmad Zakii Anwar's painting of bananas in "Passion Is Volcanic: Desire In Southeast Asian Art".
ARTS

National Gallery Singapore: Sex and desire in South-east Asian art

The museum’s new exhibition is the first to be rated R(18)

The iconic rainbow blocks of Rochor Centre were demolished in 2018 to 2019 to make way for the North-South Corridor.
ARTS

20 photos that show how dramatically Singapore has changed in two decades

Top architectural photographer Darren Soh revisits 20 years of documenting the city’s vanishing landscapes

Helmets, drones, stretchers and other symbols of war take centrestage in Ai Weiwei's solo show.
ART

Ai Weiwei in Singapore: Drones meet van Gogh in anti-war exhibition

His new solo show explores the human cost behind modern conflict

Kapa's pair of semi-detached houses in Westlake Avenue were rebuilt from a bungalow. Rather than produce a mirrored pair, the two homes were designed as a considered whole to look like part of an evolving streetscape.
DESIGN

Costly renewals: Transforming an old landed house into your dream home is getting harder

Rising land and construction costs have made landed property ownership much more elusive