Architecture is often perceived, analysed, and commemorated for its scale. We explore and learn it as a singular output through plans, sections, elevations, materials, and details. Buildings, however, do not…
Architecture trains designers to think beyond objects – to consider space, scale, movement, atmosphere and most importantly, the people who experience them. But what happens when that way of thinking…
The video featuring Dr. Kristin Barry, an associate professor of architecture at Ball State University, discusses her research at the intersection of architecture and armed conflict, which leads to the…
What happens when a museum stops behaving like a single monumental building and instead becomes a landscape to wander through? Along the shores of Jinji Lake in Suzhou, China, the…
Wynwood Norte has spent the past decade shedding its industrial skin, one converted warehouse and street mural at a time. What’s rising in its place is rarely obvious from the…
Have you ever wondered why you instinctively move towards a light source? Early morning, as soon as you wake up, the play of light and shadow begins. Firstly, the sunlight…
“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…