The age of cities has traditionally been described as the age of conquest of nature — sweeping rivers out of the way, concrete poured atop floodplains, and infrastructure constructed as…
Kanazawa Station is one of Japan’s major railway stations located in Ishikawa Prefecture. Originally, it was built in 1898 and was operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the private railway operator Hokuriku…
Walk through almost any global city today, from Dubai to Delhi, from Nairobi to New York, and you’ll notice a strange déjà vu. The glass gleams the same way, the…
Gensler, the name that sketches the sky and redraws the city street, doesn’t just design buildings; it choreographs the human drama within them. In 2025, Gensler continues to stand as…
Early Years and Advent into the Architectural Realm Shimul Jhaveri Kadri requires no introduction when it comes to her semantic history of architectural endeavours and ventures, outlining her design philosophies…
With the rapid technological evolution and mounting physical threats to cultural heritage from conflict, climate change, abandonment, and natural disasters, the notion of a digital afterlife offers a means to…
Vernacular architecture refers to a type of architecture that focuses on local materials and tools. Vernacular designs easily blend with their environment and are sustainable. This architectural type focuses on…
Human beings aren’t the only ones who breathe; spaces tend to breathe too. In the clustered Newari settlement, courtyards are the lungs that make the entire space breathe. It reflects…
Design is a curious paradox, celebrated for its beauty, questioned for its price. While architectural marvels are celebrated for their form and scale, the financial and intellectual frameworks that make…
What if an office could feel like a city? What if a corridor narrated stories, or a workstation inspired unexpected encounters like a street corner café? Ultraconfidentiel considers these to…
Urban theory can be a debatable topic of study due to how and why cities are analysed and studied. Urban studies, over the years, have accumulated knowledge from various theories…
In cities that often feel like concrete mazes which are restless, fast, and disconnected, urban agriculture grows as an act of quiet resistance. It is the simple, timeless gesture of…