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Black and white portrait of Yoshinobu Ashihara in formal attire, smiling and looking to his left. He has neatly combed white hair and a confident, warm expression.

Black and white portrait of Yoshinobu Ashihara in formal attire, smiling and looking to his left. He has neatly combed white hair and a confident, warm expression.

Between Shoes and Walls: Reflecting on Ashihara Yoshinobu’s Last Lecture

What makes a space “inside”? Where does “outside” begin? For Yoshinobu Ashihara, these weren’t just architectural questions, but reflections on how human beings dwell, relate, and interpret space. In his 1979 farewell lecture at the University of Tokyo, The Order of Space: Inside and Outside, Ashihara shifts our attention from walls and ceilings to something more intimate: the threshold.

Syuk Bash

Jun 193 min read

A City That Keeps Building, Even as the Cradle Grows Quiet

A City That Keeps Building, Even as the Cradle Grows Quiet

A City That Keeps Building, Even as the Cradle Grows Quiet

A quiet reflection on Malaysia’s falling birth rate and what it means for the cities we keep building, even as fewer people arrive to live in them.

Syuk Bash

Apr 297 min read

The Way Malaysian Cities Breathes: A Planner’s Digression

The Way Malaysian Cities Breathes: A Planner’s Digression

The Way Malaysian Cities Breathes: A Planner’s Digression

This is the first post on Distant Worlds . Which is another way of saying I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing yet. It’s a bit of a soft...

Syuk Bash

Apr 235 min read

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