Almost all Architects are travel enthusiasts. Travel helps stimulate creative thinking, experience different cultures and user behaviours in the built environment, and most importantly, it provides an opportunity to explore…
The City of Merv in Turkmenistan: a city stuck in time, untethered from modern influence and one with a rich history, but now, barren, deserted land with minimal human presence.…
Freehand sketching is perhaps the most significant and exciting skill an architect can possess. Sketching in architecture helps an architect or student visualise and manifest their ideas instantly on paper.…
Architectural practice depends on travelling and exploring new places, observing sites instead of only learning by reading books. Therefore, travelling is a significant learning method for architecture. Especially the places…
Situated in the historic region of Transylvania, în România, Sighișoara is amongst the oldest inhabited walled cities. Founded by craftsmen and merchants of German ethnicity in the 12th Century, the…
Placed next to the port of Hamburg, Germany is an old city of warehouses called Speicherstadt. Filled with multi-storey tall and lean brick buildings, the city has preserved the ambiance…
Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean sea. Following Cuba and Hispaniola, Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean Sea. It was under Spanish rule from 1494…
Brest is a port city in Brittany, France. Brest is an important harbor and the second French military port after Toulon. The Académie de Marine (Naval Academy) was founded in…
Named after the Great Salt Lake, the state capital of Utah—Salt Lake City—was founded in the 19th century by a group of Mormon pioneers. The city’s skyline is unique amongst…
Located in the UK with its origins in the late Saxon period, Oxford is packed to the brim with heritage, history and architecture. The medieval university buildings are some of…
The city of Columbus, in Ohio, sits comfortably between the more popular state of Pennsylvania and the Indianapolis 500-famed star of Indiana. Yet for architects and spatial designers alike, it…
For an Architect, travelling is food for their soul. It helps in widening their perspective when one soaks in the rich culture, history, buildings, and lifestyle of a place. The…