Through their studio MentahMatter, Kuala Lumpur-based designers and restaurateurs Penny Ng and Shin Chang explore work that is driven by context and a live history that pairs deeply with contemporary life.

The rigorous approach of Red Bean Architects is precipitating an evolutionary architectural practice and aspirations to effect change at the city scale. Felicia Toh writes for Cubes Indesign.

Designed by LOOK Architects and the Fuzhou Planning and Design Institute, the Fudao Connector in Fuzhou snakes through a lush bamboo forest like an iridescent ribbon. Felicia Toh reports for Cubes Indesign.

Produce Workshop’s process of making a rippling, soaring plywood installation for Xtra; young architects talk about setting up their own studios; and much more in our upcoming issue.