A speculative meditation on human existence, the psychology of place, and what architecture silently does to us by imagining a world in which it never existed at all. “We shape…
Architects are explorers. Their curiosity leads them to different quests. Each journey reveals a spring of wisdom and brings a change in perspective. This wisdom translates into an understanding that…
Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings. But its influence is not limited to walls, roofs and structures. Architecture is man’s behaviour, an ordering of society, a store…
While the traditional urban form was designed based on the expertise of architects, planners, policymakers, and developers, in the era of the Internet, internet culture plays an important role in…
Across the world, public space is perpetually reimagined by the very people who inhabit it. Streets, squares, underpasses, and pavements — designed initially for circulation or commerce — are quietly,…
Cities are living entities of life, ecology, history, and geology. They adapt, evolve, and possess the ability to reinvent themselves. But what truly constitutes the urban identity of a city?…
Cities are often defined by their infrastructure, such as their roads, buildings, parks, and planned public spaces. However, these are not the most active and vibrant parts of a city.…
Today, as we walk along tall concrete buildings, a sight of an old neighbourhood shop can instantly revive memories and emotions. Amid the rise of supermarkets, where people purchase their…
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…
Walking through Osaka is like reading a city written in two very different hands. The ancient and the ultramodern coexist here not as a collision but as a conversation —…
Imagine arriving in Shenzhen for the first time. At first glance, it seems to be an extremely modernised city, with glass towers everywhere, elevated highways, endless construction and newfound technological…
A palimpsest of history and culture, Istanbul is a city not only bordered and split by waterways (the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus Strait, and the Sea of Marmara), but also…