In 1967,In 1967, Michel Foucault gave a lecture based on the book “Of Other Spaces” to a group of architecture students. Using his notion of “heterotopia,” Foucault offered concepts and…
The Swatch and Omega Campus by the 36th Pritzker Prize winner, Shigeru Ban, is an identity of the watch brands and the town. The exemplary architect is known for his…
The most emotionally-provoking buildings of all time A lot of people have written about the way architecture affects people’s emotions. If we look at it the other way around, what…
The spaces around us are a blend consisting of an orchestra of sound, painting of the view, buffet of the smell, the texture that is clothing the space, and a…
Akrotiri, a Bronze Age town on the present-day island of Thera in Greece, is one of the most intriguing archaeological discoveries in the world. Often dubbed as “Minoan Pompeii,” the…
A church, half-buried in settled lava rock, is all that remains of this settlement destroyed by the Parícutin volcano in Mexico. Dubbed ‘Mexican Pompeii’ by many, only a single ruin…
Observing God details and remonstrating slight errors is an art that comes with time and architecture! From the very initial Vitruvian virtues to numerous principles of contemporary architecture, the evolution…
Architecture is not just limited to buildings, skyscrapers, or city planning; it is all around us from the ergonomic design of a chair to a superhit movie that leaves an…
From Greek influence on Roman to Islamic influence on Gothic, the subconscious inter-mix of cultures was common throughout history that led to its existing style. This subtle blend in architecture…
Analysing the role of architecture in the lives of people, Simon Unwin had concluded: “Perhaps the curse of architecture is that essentially it is about making frames, but some architects…