When we walk through cities and developing areas, it’s easy to spot temporary façades along the pavements, usually accompanied by the sounds of construction just beyond the advertisements for upcoming…
Rest infrastructure and small-scale urban design describe dedicated spaces within the built environment for rest, recovery and play. Examples include public seating such as benches and parklets, and recreational green…
One would think going to a library just for the air conditioning is an insult to an institution of knowledge. But in a time where public places seem to optimize…
Every city in the world has its own character, uniqueness and specialities. Architecture is one of the main elements that shape it. Let’s explore this in detail with Hong Kong…
Every city holds a secret grammar – a set of unspoken rules about where public life ends, and private life begins. Often, that boundary is not a wall or a…
Walking through the city of San Diego, I noticed that the city refuses to be defined by one architectural language. Spanish colonial facades stand beside modern research laboratories, military infrastructure…
Bus shelters are a necessary component of civic infrastructure. A public amenity is just that, for the public. So what happens when bus shelter designs are not prioritised or neglected…
Walk through an unauthorised colony on the edge of any Indian city, and you are looking at decades of decisions made without a single architect in the room. Walls get…
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.…
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 —…
Reimagining the City after Dark For decades, urban planning and architectural design have created “solar-centric” designs, treating nighttime as a functional “off switch” managed only by basic lighting techniques, with…
Cities are often evaluated by the quality of their destinations, such as landmark buildings, public squares, and transportation hubs. However, for most people, urban life unfolds during movement. It occurs…