The beautiful black and white houses/bungalows of Singapore, now often referred to locally as simply 'black and whites', are an important legacy of Singapore's colonial era. Apart from being aesthetically intriguing, they are often admired for their exotic mixture of styles skillfully adapted for the local tropical monsoon climate.
I have always had a curiosity about windows. Like the structure of houses, they change from region to region and "Windows of the World" was born, a big evolution from the earliest windows that were only a hole in the wall.
Jengki – from the word “Yankee” – was an architectural craze that hit Indonesia during the 1950’s-60’s It came to be when the Dutch were finally and totally forced out in 1957, leaving Indonesia with very few architects. Though in the spirit of the times, the unique style was a form of rebellion against the “neat, well-structured” […]
It wouldn’t be an Aman property without spectacular grounds, an unbelievably spiritual essence, or a UNESCO World Heritage address. Amantaka, located smack dab in the center of Laos’ UNESCO-protected Luang Prabang, has all