Human existence cannot be imagined without architecture. Architecture is a fundamental part of human experience and is non-detachable from their life. Architecture, planning and related professions emphasize nation-building and giving…
One of the most prolific and innovative architects of our time, and a highly accomplished urban planner, Amale Andraos is the Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning,…
Very few humans have the power to comprehend spaces and visualize their true essence. It took a long time to find the right piece, and staying for a long time in…
Alberto Kalach is a Mexican architect born in 1960. He earned his architectural degree at Ibero-American University in Mexico City, then at Cornell University in Ithaca, before co-founding the TAX…
There are a lot of beautiful churches scattered around the world. From the massive stone and brickworks of the Romanesque style to the ornate details of the Gothic, to the…
In 2018, Neave Brown was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Royal Gold Medal for his contribution to social housing. This is the highest honour for architects in the…
Architects compress whole philosophies into a sentence: “Less is more” (Mies van der Rohe), “Form follows function” (Louis Sullivan), “Less is a bore” (Robert Venturi). This collection gathers 50 famous…
Born to English – Egyptian parents in Egypt in 1960 and raised in Canada, Karim Rashid is the third famous kid out of three siblings. Rashid has several noble titles…
Who was Ronald Mace? Ronald Lawrence Mace (3 August 1942, Jersey City – 29 June 1998, Raleigh) was the American architect and product designer who coined the term “universal design”…
Álvaro Barrera is a Columbian architect born in 1945. Focussing his working ground in the country of Columbia and other Latin American countries, Barrera has completed a host of architectural…
Historically, churches left their mark, followed by public institutions, and in recent decades, commercial skyscrapers have been making a mark. A few decades ago, the Eiffel Tower was the tallest…
Behind every famous building stands a designer — Jørn Utzon behind the Sydney Opera House, Gaudí behind the Sagrada Família, I.M. Pei behind the Louvre Pyramid. This guide pairs 15…