Algorithmic design is often caricatured as the enemy of creativity, indistinguishable from the computerisation of architectural design. Whilst algorithmic design describes the creation of design solutions – problem-solving using systematic,…
A peculiar question seems to be driving the anxiety of architects today, a question that triggers constant debate in the architecture fraternity – will AI replace architects or redefine their…
In a world increasingly moulded by technology, it is important to have it integrated within buildings and architecture. Parametric architecture and design particularly focus on intermixing digital technologies with traditional…
For centuries, architecture has been celebrated as the most human of all arts. It shelters, inspires, remembers and endures. Long after civilisations disappear, their buildings continue to narrate stories of…
Located in Dongguan, China, and adding a significant new cultural landmark to Guangdong’s Greater Bay Area, the Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center was officially opened to the public on…
Traditional architecture has evolved through generations of adaptation and reinvention. It has been shaped by various factors such as climate and geography, often relying on passive cooling, local materials, and…
Between destruction and innovation The world today is going through a paradigm shift; one part of the world is facing major destruction, while the other part of the world is…
Architecture is continuously evolving,shaped by the fresh perspectives brought forth by new architects. In the early stages of their careers, many young architects clash with the dual demands of artistic…
Architectural imagination has always been closely tied to the tools through which architects think and represent space. Throughout history, architects have relied on drawings, models, and visualizations to translate abstract…
Architecture was never a one-person activity, yet for a long time the process functioned in fragments. The architect developed the spatial idea, the structural engineer calculated the load-bearing framework, the…
Since the beginning of dwelling, humans have never built with bare hands alone; there has always been a tool. A stone in hand became the first tool. With it, we…
History is inextricably linked to the history of drawings. From the “lineaments” of Leon Battista Alberti, that did represent the real Renaissance, up to the early 20th-century hand-drafted calfskin, the…