Repair. A word with strong negative connotations. Because something must have been destroyed before it can be repaired, and what is even more significant is that it has been destroyed…
Technology and tools have always shaped how architects think and produce over the years, from hand drawings to AutoCAD drawings, from hand-made models to the use of parametric software. Today,…
Historic buildings are living archives that embody the social, cultural, and political narratives of the societies that created them. Architects encounter a profound design challenge which goes beyond structural engineering…
Earlier, an architectural office belonged to a single, clearly defined space. Numerous desks, folded drawing sheets against the walls, interns drafting drawings on their desks, while the seniors moving places…
From the post-industrial and World War era to today in the 21st century, we have seen a significant commercialization and commodification of various fields and sectors to keep pace with…
Streets, in many modern cities, have a great deal of influence and are sometimes underrated. They are generally considered to be the simple technical backbone for traffic patterns, to the…
Stories make up almost the entirety of a childhood. Stories give them colour and beauty. Stories help a child imagine and create as creation is one of the most beautiful…
Today, the field of sustainable design is aided by data, modeling, certification, and performance metrics. But despite this technical sophistication, there is often a difficulty in linking sustainable facilities in…
For centuries, architecture has primarily focused on visual appeal, prioritising aesthetic over other senses (Berg, 2020). This ocular-centric approach has led us to assess our buildings through their photographs, renders,…
Less is more! What if pausing was the way to more and restraint is all the action needed? What if the greatest move was no move at all? Could it…
American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Japanese architect Shigeru Ban as the winner of the 2026 AIA Gold Medal, the highest award of the organization. The Gold Medal is…
“At TOA, Architecture is both discipline and dialogue-a balance between ambition and constraint, function and poetry.” Parish Kapse is co-founder of Team One Architects, which was founded in the year…