The first roof was not made; it was grown. Before man discovered how to mine stones, bake bricks or pour concrete, nature had perfected the science of providing shelter. First,…
Designing High-Rise Communities to Mitigate Urban Social Isolation As global urbanisation is accelerating, 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. High-rise residential buildings have…
Between the ticket counter and the boarding gate, between a diagnosis and a doctor’s call, between one bus and the next, lies a category of space that architecture rarely names:…
Can digital fabrication revive vernacular intelligence rather than replace it? Part 1: Rediscovering the Future Beneath Our Feet The Future Arrives Covered in Mud The idea of tomorrow in architecture…
The decline of the courtyard is often attributed to the rise of modern technologies, but was it the technology itself that rendered the courtyard obsolete or the broader conditions that…
Urbanism has made city life faster through metros and expressways without necessarily making it easier. In fast-growing cities, residents often face fatigue, social isolation, and environmental detachment as planners prioritize…
For much of the twentieth century, architectural photography did most of the profession’s talking, and buildings were designed, judged and remembered almost entirely through the eye. Sensory architecture challenges that…
The Pan-African Biennale (PAB) is a platform for discussion and exchange on architecture, bringing together, for the first time, all countries in the African continent. To highlight African contributions to…
Architecture progresses the moment its rules are questioned and criticised. This is where experimental architecture begins. A visionary branch of the architectural practice where conventional methods are challenged to reinvent…
A hospital is rarely a place people choose to spend time in. It is where long nights stretch even longer, where families wait for updates they cannot control, and where…
The Closing Ceremony Is Not the End Every four years, the Olympics grab the attention of the entire world. Sportsmen are made national heroes, cities get to reinvent themselves with…
For much of architectural history, buildings were judged by their shape, texture, proportions, and their connection to the surrounding area. When sustainability was mentioned, it referred to the technical aspects…