With the growing awareness about how the built spaces have been affecting the world environment, the current state of architectural and urban development is moving more and more towards sustainability.…
Paris is inevitably known to be one of the top international cities in the world. While it is the wealthiest city in France that offers ample opportunities and quality of…
Architecture has changed a lot throughout the years and the events of human history. Scientific advances make us wonder what the future will be like. The technological revolution, globalization, and…
“Conscious Design of Cities versus Design of Conscious Cities” is a review of Michael A. Arbib on the Manifesto for Conscious cities, which was curated by Itai Palti (Architect) and…
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…
Imagine yourself strolling through the streets to the local grocery store. Envisage the thought that went into planning the spaces, streets, and elements as you travel by to maximize efficiency.…
The most talked about topic all across the world hyped by environmentalists and taken up as a challenge by architects is sustainability. What is sustainability? How does it relate to…
A lot is going on in the cities, and they are rapidly growing and evolving with new developments every day. In our daily lives in the cities, we encounter a variety…
A Smart City A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that predominantly uses Information and Communication Technologies to promote sustainable development of rapidly growing urban problems with the…
‘Cities’ are complex entities that include, to name a few, urban clusters, various land uses, urbanites, written records, urban form, resources, networks, and systems. Spiro Kostof’s book, The City Shaped,…
The Vikings were an ancient Scandinavian warrior tribe who evolved in three countries –Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Although the architecture of the Viking Age was originally based in central and…
Reading about Seoul’s new 10-minute city one would imagine humankind had no other purpose but to develop spaces to increase productivity. One’s health, culture, interests – all merged to gear…