“All buildings must be executed in such a way as to take account of durability, utility & beauty.”- Vitruvius. Vitruvius, the famous ancient Roman architect believed that an architect should…
“I create physical marvels.” Daniel Libeskind on the parallels between music and Architecture. Synonymous with deconstructivism, the Polish- American Architect Daniel Libeskind is famous for designing buildings that invoke cultural…
A scene from a park or an active street on an ordinary day before the Covid-19 pandemic would have featured an assortment of activities. Be it pedestrians exchanging pleasantries on…
Coco Chanel once said: “Fashion is architecture; it is a matter of proportions”. And she was right. Even though architecture can be misconceived as just designing buildings, architects are often…
Amsterdam, the capital of Netherlands is popular as a Golden Age city of canals with narrow colorful houses forming its backdrop. A deeper dive into the city’s landscape gives us…
Autobiography of Walt Disney: Journey from concept and composition to critic and commitment “[Gehry’s] buildings are shocking. They don’t please the eye the way Taj Mahal does, but they give…
Travel is a key element in an architect’s journey. For normal coursework, a student is provided with the necessary study materials in the form of textbooks or E-books, whereas in…
The city of Edmonton, the capital of Canada’s Alberta province, sits on the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton’s landscape is found to be composed of many different architectural styles. Buildings were…
Earlier this year, as first reported by Architectural Record, an executive order entitled “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” was drafted for the Trump administration. Behind the order was the National Civic…
I swear every architecture student says this at least once before graduating, most probably by the first month of the first year! Are you waiting to join your architecture school?…
Colombia’s capital Bogota is the most vibrant, multifunctional, and cosmopolitan city that offers very unique experiences to its visitors. The city converges diverse people, culture, art, and architecture offering high…
Dubai skyscrapers in clouds In this article, we explore Dubai’s tallest buildings. Dubai, one of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates contains a perfect mix of history and…