‘By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities,’ opined the renowned Greek philosopher Socrates more than sesquimillennia…
Does a city need to depend on its surrounding suburbs and towns? Can it be self-reliant? Urban sustainability is the concept of cities or urban areas equipped to be self-sufficient,…
Is architecture important? Indeed, it is, Architecture is an art form that reflects how we present ourselves across the earth’s landscape. Just like other forms of art, it changes with…
The architectural industry is gearing up to take a quantum leap in the tech-savvy era. With trailblazing innovations and advanced technological intelligence, architects are in pursuit of design solutions that…
Cities are defined by a range of stimuli that affect the planning, growth and resilience of their urban fabric; this range of stimuli are determined by social, cultural and economic…
The land of a thousand hills, Rwanda is a mountainous country in Africa bordering Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The European colonization of Rwanda in the 19th-century…
What and Why of Street architecture? With growing environmental concerns and new pandemic standards, prioritizing ‘Urban Livability’ has become a significant aspect of Urban design or street architecture. Shifting automobile-centric…
Neri Oxman is an architect, scientist, engineer, and innovative inventor. She is known for combining scientific research and technologies to create innovative designs and materials. She is the founder of…
One of the main reasons for global warming is the burning of fossil fuels, natural gas, coal, etc which produces large amounts of greenhouse gases. These gases get trapped in…
Maps as a Language Maps are a mediation system that should be adapted when transforming an unavoidable reality through the design professions. It is about expressing specific ideas through graphic…
Urban management strategies deployed through a multiscalar approach differ with respect to the policies and legal instruments in effect, the stakeholders involved, the objectives and methodology used to implement these…
The Image of the City had set out to become the American urban planner, Kevin Lynch’s, most influential works in the twentieth century. A product of five endeavouring years of research…