In the heart of downtown San Francisco’s financial district, the Salesforce Transit Center stretches 5.4 acres over nearly 4 city blocks, and the park is elevated 70 feet off the…
They say art breathes new life into old walls, and that can be seen in Siddhartha Art Gallery in Kathmandu. Tucked inside the grand Rana-era Baber Mahal Revisited complex, this…
When people think of Kenya, they think of the wilderness, the Maasai, and the movie ‘The Lion King’. While these are a part of my country, Kenya is so much…
Descending steeply towards the Mediterranean Sea on a hill, the Kasbah of Algiers is more than a heritage area—it is a living structure, resilient to centuries of civilization, resistance, and…
The Vesuvian Lava formed Pompeii, located on a plateau overlooking Sarno, 30m above sea level. Greeks, Etruscans, and indigenous people developed the city in the late 7th century BC and…
Architecture is a great tool with which we can create spaces and ambiance that advocate certain lifestyle practices and ethos. Spaces have proved to guide a particular way of living.…
Nestled in the heart of Patagonia, Argentina, lies a site of global significance, Peninsula Valdes. Extending over 100 kilometers eastward into the South Atlantic Ocean, and covering an area of…
Once an exemplar of creative choreography and great artistic expression, the Netherlands Dance Theater in The Hague has today become a worldly case study in urban cultural erosion. The institution…
The Archangel Michael Church in Warsaw, Poland, is a tribute to a time of strife in the city’s history. Built-in 1892 and destroyed in 1923, its brief life was one…
A navigational beacon that existed for 1600 years, through three major political systems, and that was repaired and restored several times- The lighthouse of Alexandria- one of the seven wonders…
Al Qal’a of Beni Hammad was a fortified city amidst the mountains in Algeria. It houses the ruins of the first capital of the Hammadid dynasty at 1000m altitude. Most…
The historical records of contemporary architecture feature certain buildings which gained fame through their passionate designs although they met premature destruction. The beloved La Pagoda is one such example of…