Thailand

Fueled by Thailand's role as a leading automotive hub and booming adventure tourism destination, this year's Bangkok Motor Show much like a SEMA-style overland exhibition. It had way more cool campers and roof-tented 4x4s than we ever expected.

The Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand has recently gotten a stunner of a hotel courtesy of Praxis architects. While the rooms are impressive, the real showstopper is the transparent semi-cantilevered pool at the heart of the resort.

Rising out of the ground like strange oversized lanterns, Hatai is an eye-catching project centered around two towers. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the buildings will house a pair of hotels and are intended to enliven the local skyline.

Toyota has been developing an electric Hilux pickup in Thailand for over a year, and the prototype has now been turned into a slick, little passenger-mover. Like a classic Land Cruiser Troopy, the new mini-bus seats two rows of passengers in back.

Back in 2017, Chiangmai Life Architects used bamboo to create a breezy sports hall at the Panyaden International School in Thailand. The firm has now returned to the same school to add a beautiful new library that's mostly constructed from bamboo.

Commissioned to create a new aluminum museum in Thailand, local architecture firm HAS Design and Research produced an eye-catching facade that's made up of tens of thousands of individual aluminum pieces to form a porcupine-like outer shell.

Foster + Partners' recent projects have shown the high-profile British firm use increasing amounts of greenery. This continues with The Forestias, which will create a lush forested and energy efficient neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangkok.

The Thammasat University Rooftop Farm transforms a previously unused rooftop area into an organic farm. The project incorporates solar power and rainwater collection, and is used to teach sustainable farming techniques.

Apple and Foster + Partners go to a lot of effort to lend each flagship Apple Store its own identity. Few are as striking as Apple Central World though, which consists of a circular glass store centered around an intricate wooden conical structure.

Thailand's Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort recently installed two Bubble Hotels that let visitors sleep among jungle wildlife, including elephants. The transparent inflatable shelters include a bathroom and air-conditioning.

Thailand's International Sustainable Developmental Studies Institute teaches American students about sustainability, so it makes sense that when it needed a new campus, it used shipping containers. Nothing went to waste, with off-cuts reused as doors, walls, and the like.

Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited (DBALP) has unveiled an eye-catching design for a new airport terminal in Bangkok that features intricate wooden detailing and an indoor forest. The new building is reportedly expected to be operational in 2025.