A product of five endeavouring years of research and extensive study based at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A, The Image of…
Significance Of Architectural Criticism Architectural criticism has a bad reputation for being incompetent and not rigorous enough as critical writings in the fields of science and technology and the same…
Architectural forms put on many styles with time, each of them being faithful to certain beliefs or even philosophies. Today, we can no longer talk about architectural styles, rather about…
Theory in architecture is a form of expression that helps establish notions, unconventional thoughts, and procedures. The symbiotic interconnection between a concept and the technicalities required to build is what…
This phrase “Form Follows Function” was first used by Louis Sullivan in one of his articles known as “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered”. Here he used the term form…
Feminism and modern architecture are the two sides of the same coin. The idea of feminism has compelled people to rediscover the space which eventually impacted modern architecture. It was…
Mathematics is an underlying factor constantly used in the design of products, structures, and spaces. A crucial aspect indeed, its extent can be seen applied in various proposals both practical…
After the wrath of World War I, cities and structures was in spoils. In the wake of World War II, a group of prominent architects gathered together to form Congrès…
Complementary Architecture refers to a practice that has some inherent characteristics. These features have been part of practice and ideologies as an individual entity also. These principles include contextualism, sustainability,…
Architecture is a process and result of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or built environments. A big part of designing indulges in figuring out what a good building is. The…
Theories of urban governance determine the procedural variations of urban political systems and their influence over outcomes and policy formation. Through public-private partnerships, the process of governance regulates, coordinates and…
Nuclear attacks happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and there lived a 14-year-old kid who wondered how those lost homes would be rebuilt! His name was Arata Isozaki. Born in Otia…