Colour can be perceived as a responsibility towards creating a sequence of subconscious stimuli between the built and natural environment. Therefore, this interpersonal relationship can evoke a perpetual question of…
Forget everything you think you know about painting. That hue isn’t a passive background choice; it’s the architect’s secret weapon. Color is the most powerful, cheapest, and fastest way to…
Architecture has its own way of showing emotions and human perception, like a scene in a film. Every scene of a narrow corridor or a symmetrical framing of the façade…
When Calm Becomes a Design Element Some places make your body soften before your mind even catches up. A sunlit café that smells faintly of coffee and wood. Your grandmother’s…
Colour Is Everything Close your eyes and think of your childhood bedroom, your favourite holiday destination, your favourite food, and your most-loved piece of clothing. Were any of these images…
“I am not in danger. I am the danger.” It echoes not only through speech but also through every frame of Breaking Bad. It is not a TV show you…
Children are such busybodies; every place needs to be explored, every object to be touched and felt. Exploration is a large part of a child’s play. Colours become one of…
Exploring Cognitive Architecture In the silent communication between the buildings and the brain, there exists a language that very few architects truly understand. Cognitive architecture is the nuanced art and…
Overview of Adriaen Brouwer Adriaen Brouwer (1605/06–1638) was a Flemish genre painter and draftsperson whose work left a lasting impact on artists in both Flanders and Holland. Born in Oudenaarde,…
Employing metaphor in architecture is a very sensitive approach, which artfully combines design and symbolism. It helps elevate the building from a mere structure serving its function to a system…
Criminal Justice: A Family Matter is a courtroom drama in which it is not only the individuals but the spaces themselves that define the drama. Architecture in this series is…
Rear Window (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock is a thriller and one of his classic films in which he explores Architecture and Human Nature in a very imaginative way. The story…