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EDITOR’ SNOTE
This edition marks our last for the year 2015 and we look forward to to another eventful great year ahead. Looking back, we saw some slowdown
mainly caused by a decrease in demand from China and other Asian countries while private consumption was sluggish. Economic growth is expected to recover mildly in 2016 and we hope that activities across the various sectors will improve soon.
After our attendance at the World Architecture Festival( WAF) last November, we have received a lot of new materials from international architects wanting to highlight their projects in our magazine. In this issue, for instance, we have: Hotel Ulrichschof in Germany( pg 6), ONS Incek showroom in Turkey( pg 10), The Genesis project in Hong Kong( pg 12), HIGO building in Japan( pg 14), Nakara Hotel in France( pg 18) and Vattanac Capital in Cambodia( pg 20). As our magazine grows to become more of a regional publication, we will continue to bring you project highlights from around the world.
In our Special Feature section, we highlight the benefits of engineered timber from Malaysia called Glulam and other green practices like the use of energy-saving water heating solutions.
And in our Design Feature section, we bring you architectural and design ideas from around the world like: Caisse Desjardins Sainte-Foy office space in Canada( pg 64); award-winning Williamsburg Retirement Residence in Canada( pg 66); The Lofts Redpath in Canada( pg 70); Rive Seine project in France( pg 74); and Homefarm retirement house concept in Singapore( pg 76).
Meanwhile, if you have suggestions to offer, projects to highlight or events that you would like us to cover, please drop us a note.
Happy holidays!
ERIC TAN, EDITOR b-i @ b-i. biz
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