When architectural design was floating in the streams of cold, bloodless calculations of the human mind, it was a philosophy birthed from the fevered palpitations of the human heart. The…
“One thing leads to another – that’s how great ideas come about,” a quote by Anna Efverlund. Anna Efverlund’s inventiveness, fascination with materials, and willingness to bring youthful creativity to…
Sven Fristedt occupies an important place in the history of Swedish textile design, particularly through his expressive patterns created from the late 1950s onwards. Born in Sweden in 1940, he…
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 Pencil Still Has Its Place Last month, whilst conducting fieldwork at a major architectural practice in Mumbai, I observed something telling. In a corner office overlooking the buildings, a…
“…and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?” ― Vincent Willem van Gogh A painter who was never famous in…
First-year architecture is a whole new world for many aspiring architects. It is the first taste you get of your next few years as an architecture student. First year, however,…
The word architecture jury holds a different level of perplexity. The architecture jury is one of the most intimidating parts of the architecture school. Explaining, defending months of work while…
Imagination is an extraordinary human faculty that has been positive for the exploratory nature of humankind and is an undeniable reason behind discoveries extending from fire to rocket science. However,…
The Nature of the Creative Journey The Creative Journey begins with a concept, inquiry, or curiosity. Ideas form softly, frequently unorganized, but with immense promise. The difficulty is to guide…
When Architecture is Tested Architecture is frequently viewed as a discipline of extreme precision, with each line and joint methodically designed. However, some of the world’s most renowned structures owe…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, is the ability of a machine to display human-like capabilities such as reasoning, learning, planning and creativity (What is artificial intelligence and how is it used?, 2020). …