In the high latitudes of the Nordic world, the sun’s rays seldom reach, casting the land into a perpetual twilight. Here, the idea of a shelter is more than just…
In 1972, a housing complex in St. Louis, Missouri was demolished with controlled explosives. Pruit-Igoe, designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the early 1950s and built with the full architectural confidence…
The 19th-century architecture was dominated by the traditional neoclassical style of architecture. The ornate designs were theatrical, in an ornamented classical style. The Beaux-Arts style dominated public buildings with design…
In the Cambridge Dictionary, disability is defined as “an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is…
The Building That Had Too Many Hands to Count The ribbon is cut. Cameras flash. A celebrated architect steps forward, smiling as the crowd applauds another masterpiece. Newspapers publish a…
A city’s identity is not just expressed via its architecture, but also through the spaces between its buildings. Parks, squares, streets, sidewalks, and other public areas are public spaces open…
Walk into most open-plan offices and an odd contradiction starts to emerge. An environment that is designed for interaction is full of people wearing noise-cancelling headphones. Rooms designed for collaboration…
The Global Growth of Informal Settlements and the Shift Toward Inclusive Urban Planning Urban populations are expanding at an alarming rate globally, with current estimates suggesting that more than half…
A concrete frame standing against the sky is often dismissed as an eyesore. Exposed columns, incomplete staircases and weathered scaffolding quickly become symbols of failure, abandoned ambition or stalled development.…
Brands today are not just commercial markers—they are cultural storytellers. They shape expectations, aspirations, and even the way individuals perceive themselves in society. In the information age, brands have become…
Designing High-Rise Communities to Mitigate Urban Social Isolation As global urbanisation is accelerating, 68% of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2050. High-rise residential buildings have…
Not all locations have to be experienced. Sometimes locations are learned through stories first. A hill is considered sacred even before it’s climbed. A forest is seen as scary even…