Jan Gehl is an urban design consultant and a professor of urban design at the school of architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark. He runs his firm and constantly researches and learns…
Streets are more than just a conduit for traffic; they are multi-dimensional public spaces where people’s lives fold and unfold everyday. In street design the importance of walkability goes beyond…
Since Turkey is a big country, I felt the need to write a second travel article. In my previous article, I added the places you must see in Istanbul, Izmir,…
As a child, many of us get excited about school notebooks, especially their first pages, which feature famous buildings, cities, etc. The only thing that matters to a child is…
Throughout history, Turkey has hosted many civilizations such as the Hittites, Lydians, Ionians, and empires such as the Great Seljuks, Byzantium, Pontus, and Ottomans. There was a reason why so…
Urban spaces are public spaces in any developed or a developing city. Public spaces are nothing but spaces that are universally designed for everyone and anyone to use. These spaces…
Sustainable approaches can be broadly classified into two categories- Program-based approach and Conservation-based approach. The program-based approach is a clean-slate architecture that focuses on integrating design strategies and sustainable technologies…
Architecture is a state of mind. It may be argued that any built form presents a distinctive image to the user. The architectural lexicon for the masses is a unique…
The place where the river narrows—Quebec City, founded in 1608—is a French-speaking province in Eastern Canada. It is on the north of the St. Lawrence River, and it merges with…
Born in Bombay, India, Kaiwan Mehta is a design critic in the field of architecture. He teaches in various graduate and undergraduate programs in the history of architecture. He has…
Our built environment’s heart/core is its urban places. However, increasing urban expansion has resulted in a more significant drop in the share of open areas, especially in metropolitan centres. The…
We’ve all heard plenty of cliche quotes when it comes to art; art is a tool for expression, it is a thousand words, a story, art doesn’t have to look…