Adolf Loos (December 1870-August 1933) was a prominent architect, designer, writer, and critic born in the present-day Czech Republic (formerly the Austro-Hungarian empire). Famous for his controversial essay titled “Ornament…
The entire idea of city branding is to influence people to live in them, to attract tourists, to enhance the economy. With more and more pandemics and unrest hitting the…
Olson Kundig is a Seattle based design firm founded by Jim Olson in 1967. It is led by five principal architects, Jim Olson, Tom Kundig, Kristen Murray, Alan Maskin, and…
A capable design will always be easy to comprehend if a visual and expressive sketch is available. Sketching is to architecture, what stethoscope is to a doctor, and hence is…
Christopher Alexander’s Legacy at Building Beauty: About the Podcast Show and Host: In 2007 Mark R. LePage established the Entrepreneur website as a personal blog which transcended into a platform…
Situated in southwestern Oklahoma, USA, 8 km. from Oklahoma City, lies Oklahoma’s largest and busiest domestic and international airport, the Will Rogers World Airport (WRWA). It was named after the…
North Korea may appear to be a dystopian nightmare right out of fiction however, it is a reality for its residents. It is one of the most talked-about countries in…
The San Jose Ring was a project undertaken by the Singapore & Taipei based firm, CROX. This was the firm’s entry to the ‘Urban Confluence Silicon Valley’ competition in 2019.…
South Korea, once considered a developing country is now one of Asia’s economic and cultural leaders. It has beautiful landscapes and 5000 years of culture and history. It is famous…
Set amidst the chaotic city of Chicago, Nature’s Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park zoo is an ideal paradigm of coherence between nature and urban environment. The man-made Romantic Victorian pond…
Design on a broader spectrum finds its origin in inspiration. The trait to adapt and absorb into a physical entity is being molded to fit into various capacities. One such…
The prolific British architect Norman Foster is known for his sleek, modern and innovative structural creations to have built more than hundreds of works; from the Gherkin tower in London…