The artist Christo Javacheff, born in Bulgaria in 1935, moved to Paris in 1958 and began experimenting with cloth and rope to create captivating installations. The idea of L’Arc de…
“Transylvania” refers to “beyond the forest” (Trans meaning “across, over, beyond”). Transylvania is a region in Central Europe, located in the eastern portion of the Carpathian Basin, in what is…
Adaptive reuse protects architectural, social, cultural, and historical assets. When adaptive reuse is applied to heritage buildings, it preserves the structure and the original creators’ effort, skill, and passion. Communities,…
Architecture is an art rather than a science because, contrary to what proponents of art for art’s sake have repeatedly said, the former is dedicated to aesthetical rather than ethical…
Calligraphy involves the design and writing of lettering using writing materials such as ink brush and pen. In more modern times it is defined as the art of giving shape…
Architecture with a vision always brings out a sense of inspiration for all those who see it. Creating newer ideas of spaces and structures with imagination and technological advancements has…
Throughout history, architecture has always stood as a representation of society, helping and promoting it by reflecting values, successes, and the eventual downfall of civilizations over a while. From the…
Architecture or the built environment is what we are always surrounded by. Throughout the day, there are a series of spaces we come across which affect us and influence our…
Venice’s ancient caffè Florian, the world’s oldest, recently marked its 300th anniversary. The caffè faces ruin because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the magnificent canal city into a…
Invented by a group of artists based in Paris, Impressionism is a 19th-century artistic movement. Edouard Manet is pivotal in shaping the art movement. When we attempt to grasp the…
Old Civilizations, Evolution… Like a flower that evolves into a tasty fruit, we humans have a lifestyle that evolved from our ancestors. Some things we learn are examples of good…
Bernard Tschumi’s making of Architecture and Disjunction “Architecturally, if space is the medium for the materialization of theory, is a space the materialization of the architectural concept?” Bernard Tschumi, being…