Cubes

November 26, 2021

Cubes 102: Rethink, Reinvent is out now!

What do we want from our built environment? How can we create quality places that people want to live, work, play, and learn in? Cubes 102 is a wide-reaching investigation into placemaking.

August 25, 2021

The role of design in nurturing children

In the last decade, a growing spotlight on early childhood education has birthed a more diverse conversation about how to best nurture our young ones. What role does design play in this dialogue and how can it further the agenda of a richer, more holistic education?

June 21, 2021

Singapore’s resilience in the face of the pandemic

How adaptable and resilient is the Master Plan 2019 set forth by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)? Indesignlive.sg investigates. 

June 14, 2021

SHAU improves social well-being through architecture and urban design

Daliana Suryawinata and Florian Heinzelmann of SHAU are dogged idealists when it comes to the transformative power of architecture and urban design. Projects like their series of microlibraries show how social improvements can come one architectural experiment at a time.

June 11, 2021

The standards, aspiration and innovation of Singapore public housing

What do we want from our public housing? And more importantly, what do we—as consumers and citizens—need from it? The answers are evolving with institutional and private-sector innovation.

June 8, 2021

COLOURS works with people to rethink public realms for positive impact

Design consultancy COLOURS tears down the architecture and public space silos to create meaningful places for people and the environment.

May 21, 2021

Cubes 101: Make It Work is out now!

After a year of upheaval in the workplace, what does the workplace of today (and the future) need to address? Cubes 101 focuses on workplaces that provide clues on the way forward.

May 7, 2021

Thinking beyond the box when it comes to packaging

With the rise of e-commerce, it’s time we reconsider what packaging is for, says regular columnist Justin Zhuang. There is opportunity for better performance in terms of brand experience and the reduction of waste.

April 27, 2021

Serie Architects on creating architecture that’s sensitive to urban and cultural context

Serie Architects’ founding principal Christopher Lee has single-mindedly designed with utmost consideration of the city and the cultural and societal norms that come along with it. The resulting works are thoughtful contributions to the cities they inhabit.

December 7, 2020

Cubes 100: For Greater Good

The special anniversary issue of Cubes is out now. We pause, reflect and look ahead with an acute consciousness that design can be a powerful agent for better outcomes.

May 21, 2020

Cubes 99: Emotive Spaces

Cubes issue 99 is out now! It recognises that at the core of the experience economy is emotion. And it’s available as a special free e-mag in case you can’t access your print copy right now!

January 20, 2020

Cubes 98: Working With Intent

What do we work toward when we work with intent? And how can our workspaces best support high performance? Cubes 98 is a wide-reaching investigation into how, why and where we work.