One would think going to a library just for the air conditioning is an insult to an institution of knowledge. But in a time where public places seem to optimize…
Among the most pervasive and underappreciated aspects of the modern urban landscape is the presence of parking lots. Created through planning practices established during the twentieth century, which focused primarily…
Macau is a city located on the southern coast of China on the Pearl River Delta. It functions as a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and…
Every city in the world has its own character, uniqueness and specialities. Architecture is one of the main elements that shape it. Let’s explore this in detail with Hong Kong…
Every city holds a secret grammar – a set of unspoken rules about where public life ends, and private life begins. Often, that boundary is not a wall or a…
Walking through the city of San Diego, I noticed that the city refuses to be defined by one architectural language. Spanish colonial facades stand beside modern research laboratories, military infrastructure…
For an architecture student arriving in Denpasar to explore Tri Hita Karana through its built form, the city feels far removed from the carefully constructed image of Bali often associated…
Walk through an unauthorised colony on the edge of any Indian city, and you are looking at decades of decisions made without a single architect in the room. Walls get…
In Vatican City, architecture is rarely seen as a collection of individual buildings. Instead, there is a carefully choreographed sequence of spaces, rituals, and visual encounters. From the embrace of…
Cities are often understood through what they look like. Skylines, streetscapes, public squares and monuments dominate discussions about urban identity. Yet for most people, daily urban life is experienced just…
Cities can be described through monuments or skylines. However, Chongqing in China is described by movement. Rather than just seeing Chongqing, one must climb it, descend it, cross it and…
From a post-war urban center to a dynamic regional economic hub, the streets of Ho Chi Minh City take one on a marvelous journey to witness it all. If one…