“We seem to have forgotten that architecture is a practice. Let me repeat, architecture is a practice. It is not theory, it is not talking, and it is not meetings!…
One of the most crucial human needs is a house to dwell in, with a roof on top and walls to enclose a family for proper living. Yet it’s expensive.…
Architecture beyond What We See Architecture is not often remembered for its volumes, plans, or systems, but for the feelings it engenders. We may forget the square footage, but we…
Imagine a city without gaps, every void is filled and buildings are almost touching each other. Doors, balconies, and windows open into nowhere. However, nothing appears to be missing, the…
Architectural design has always relied on translation. A client’s expectations become brief, then diagrams, geometry, drawings, visualizations, specifications, and construction documents. Although digital tools support this process, information is often…
Think about the places where you learned something without being asked to learn it. Perhaps it was a library where you picked up a book simply because its cover caught…
The Sacré-Cœur de Casablanca has been popularly called a cathedral, though it served as the principal Catholic church of a Protectorate-era city. Designed by Paul Tournon, it took more than…
Architecture and fashion may seem to exist as parallel design fields, each with its own rules and regulations, but on closer look, they intersect in more ways than one. Architecture…
Cradled by the steep mountainous landscape of the Karakoram Range in remote northern Pakistan, lies Hunza Valley, tracing its history back to the 10th century. Much of the ancient fabric…
India is experiencing climate change not as a distant environmental prediction, but as something increasingly visible in everyday life. Summers are becoming harder to endure, intense rainfall is disrupting cities,…
The Life “In-Between” The architecture of a city reinforces and represents its systems, often forming icons that remain imprinted in minds. Yet it is the spaces in between its buildings;…
Architecture is commonly perceived through its purpose and programme, specifically its first life. Traditionally, a building is conceived with a defined purpose for a set of users and is analyzed…