As cities expand and older structures lose their original function, the question of what happens to existing buildings becomes harder to ignore. Demolition is often treated as the practical answer,…
The Appeal and Complexity of Minimalist Design The minimalist design trend, inspired by the ideology “less is more,” has influenced the field of design significantly due to its visual appearance,…
What is earthen architecture? As far as building materials go, concrete is a highly unsustainable material that causes the urban heat island effect. Glass, on the other hand, has poor…
Sustainability in residential architecture has long been entangled with a very particular visual identity — living walls spilling from balconies, the raw grain of exposed timber, corrugated metal skins, and…
Mies van der Rohe’s conception of skyscrapers as transparent “skin-and-bone” structures radically transformed the approach to high-rise development. The ubiquitous glass skyscraper was originally intended to create minimal, lightweight, naturally…
Light is one of the most powerful visual tools. It does much more than just helping people to see; it sets the mood, shapes emotions, directs attention, and greatly influences…
Gender bias has been an enduring issue in social, economic, domestic, and physical contexts. This bias can also be observed in public spaces. The term “public park” itself implies that…
Following a four-year restoration, Casa Batlló, one of the most extraordinary spaces, has opened its third floor to the public for the first time. This is the last original residence…
The Lisbon City has approved a landmark masterplan for the Marvila Riverfront Regeneration. It was developed by Dutch firm MVRDV in collaboration with Porto-based practice OODA. Covering approximately 28 hectares…
A new chapter in open air theatre performance architecture has arrived in the city of New York as Studio Gang completes the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for Hudson Valley…
Located along the Kobe waterfront, the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art was completed in 2002 as part of the city’s larger reconstruction efforts following the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Designed by…
What changes when architecture is imagined not as an object, but as a lived story? In the earlier essays, I suggested that one way to understand space is to think…