How is Architecture political? We all live in a large society, and the concept of community has been there for ages. Society has always had a multitude of responses to…
Geographically the United Kingdom is a group of islands on the northwest corner of Europe. The important factor about the United Kingdom is that it is a political union between…
Nowadays, when we talk about architecture, we tend to highlight its power to create new realities, to transform the urban surrounding through the poetic conception of space, using its language…
Hong Kong, also known as ‘the Pearl of the Orient,’ has had a long journey in its making as it made its way into what it is now. From being…
Major imperialist powers have long created local icons in cities where the holders of economic, political, or cultural power were based. The role of architecture then was to represent power,…
One often relates CULTURE to the lived rehearses like food, language, dress, and customs. Architecture is often thought to be a piece of culture; although it is a necessary piece…
Social, cultural, economic and political impact among others of public spaces ‘First life then spaces then buildings, the other way round never works’. – Jan Gehl, Danish Architect and Urban…
Let’s talk politics “you’re miserable, edgy, and tired. You’re in the perfect mood for journalism” Warren Ellis In a country like ours, we as a young population are not alienated…
“ Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb in a constant search for the truth.” – Barbara Joan…
Architecture is often understood as being the art and craft of designing buildings and constructing them. It, however, performs functions more complex than merely enclosing space in a meaningful form.…
The urban fabric has different layers to it. Roads, pedestrian sidewalks, public spaces, landscape, buildings, and railways form some layers of this urban fabric. Yet in most countries, we can…
Planning and Politics Most planners disdain playing politics. Yet political astuteness is a predominant characteristic of the field’s pioneers and is a prerequisite for achieving change (Carson, 2002). Planning and…