In 2002, Blur Building came into being that was designed by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio which was one of the iconic masterpieces that served no purpose. “It looked like…
The wayfinding design tool helps improve the effectiveness of navigation and destination finding within a given area. In our daily lives, wayfinding becomes much more significant when people encounter a…
Great design is everywhere. A great design is the hyperbolic paraboloid shape of Pringles that fit perfectly in its packaging, and the Alessi Juicy Salif, a squid-shaped citrus squeezer that…
Urban Migration refers to the population shifting from Rural to Urban areas in a particular place. It is responsible for the corresponding decreases in the proportion of living in rural…
The constant growth of the population and defective high-rise buildings have been gradually destroying cities. What is the solution to this urban-social problem? It is expected that by 2050 around…
The urban fabric of a city is ever-changing either to promote or acknowledge history or deviate a path entirely different. The need to revive a once important street that merged…
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…
In architecture, one of the first and most basic criteria for a design to be successful is its functionality. But is this line true in many cases? Are urban spaces…
Open-source urban commons co-production, or in short, open-source urbanism is defined as “a citizen-driven co-production of urban spaces as urban commons and their design documentation as freely used and shared…
“Architecture is a strange field where we’re constantly asked to demonstrate over and over why design matters, to everyone, all the time. It’s exhausting.” – Amale Andraos An academic and…
An architectural thesis is perhaps the most confusing for a student because of the range of typologies of buildings that exist. It also seems intimidating to pick your site program…
Our cities and towns have shaped so much of our lives. Our memories of people and activities are associated with these very built environments we call our home. Urban design…