Arkitrek Camp - Blog series by Richard Nelson Sokial (Part 1 of 5) Original post can be found at the Sabah Architectural Heritage Blog Hi everyone, ...hope you all are having a nice week so far. Ian Hall from Arkitrek messaged me on Facebook a few months ago and asked if I would like to volunteer for a summer camp for young architects. Prior to the invitation, I have known Ian for a couple of years now and is thus familiar with the kind of sustainable architecture work that he does. One of his projects for Borneo Rainforest...

A new coffee table book is out on the subject of 'Architecture in Sabah, Resorts and Hotels'. Arkitrek is very chuffed to have our work at Borneo Rainforest Lodge featured in a multiple page spread. Thanks to Author Richard Nelson Sokial for the namecheck and complimentary words and pictures. All that assiduous buttering up obviously didn't go unnoticed. Arriving in Sabah for the first time nearly six years ago, my first impression of the architecture was monotypic concrete shoplots and suburban houses that seemed to aspire...