A sinuous wall of terracotta modules with a rhythm of bends where outdoor seats and pots filled with aromatic herbs were placed: this was the highlight of the “Inspired in…
As the word about the Notre-Dame fire quickly spread around the world together with shocking images of the cathedral’s spire aflame. The first questions to spring to everyone’s mind (beyond…
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, an ode to the romanticism of French Gothic Architecture, interwoven into the image of the Paris with its iconic stained-glass windows, flying buttresses, and its tall…
Born on April 26th, 1917 in Guangzhou, China Ieoh Ming Pei, better known as I.M. Pei, celebrated his hundred birthday in 2017, is this year’s 102nd. In the US, where…
WELL – Understanding the all-new wellness rating system by USGBC OR WELL – Redefining takes on building performance. With the start of the 1990s, people realized how energy-intensive our buildings…
Phenomenology is the philosophical study of the structures of consciousness from a first-person perspective. In terms of architecture and design, phenomenology is the study and exploration of the physical experience…
Pedagogy for architectural education has always included space for engagement in research methodologies in various capacities. For every architectural project in our architectural schools, some initial time for research is…
In a context of rapidly deteriorating public spaces, neighbourhoods and cities, the collaboration of art and urban design is essentially important and must be acknowledged. Urban spaces today are chaotic,…
Street Art, burgeoning from the legitimization of graffiti; once considered illegal is a much welcome burst of colours in the monotone palettes of our cityscapes. This form of art is…
Technology and continued advancements in technology have paved the way for design and architecture in the contemporary world. They have aided designers to better realize their ideas into actuality within…
The built environment, the basal medium for an advertisement to act, is an assemblage of character and cultural expression that has its own degree of blending with media communication such…
Public space, the common ground intended to transcend all social, economic and political barriers and provide a platform accessible to people from all walks of life and form the essence…