When considering whether to enroll in the course of architecture or not, opinions of the graduates are strikingly divided, as was revealed in a recent Instagram poll. These mixed responses highlight the challenging yet potentially rewarding nature of a career in architecture.
The rapid increase in the population of urban poor and their dwellings in the organically grown neighborhoods, poses a significant challenge to the development of Indian cities and towns. The traditional approach to their rehabilitation involves ‘demolition’ of the existing slum and ‘reconstruction’ elsewhere. Considering this approach, the article seeks to raise the following questions: Do the residents inhabit the newly constructed cost-effective buildings which are devoid of any sense of home, their social network or employment opportunities? And does this ‘upgradation’ really stop the establishment of new slums in the future?
Fram Museum’s new extension ‘Framtid’ (Future) is dedicated to polar exploration and environmental education. As the result of an invited architectural competition, the proposal by
Featuring up to 1,000 pillars, each with a tree planted on top, 1,000 trees is a 300,000 sqm project designed by Heatherwick Studio in Shanghai’s
The Grand Egyptian Museum is a world-class complex of buildings and landscape with one identity, demonstrating the progress, evolution and development of the Egyptian Civilization.
Booking.com City Campus located in the heart of Amsterdam is one of the largest urban projects in Western Europe. The campus, placed on the tip
Hermès Workshops in Normandy is the first passive, energy-positive, and low-carbon industrial building in France. The design of the Hermès Workshops’ building is guided by
Sundby School is designed in the intersection between learning and landscape. It is not just about the learning that takes place in the building, but
Creating a vibrant space for social interaction, education, and appreciation of the arts, Studio Gang’s design for the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts transforms the
A campus by SANAA and HQ Architects that will breathe new life in Jerusalem’s historic Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, established in 1906, and
The Istanbul Modern Museum in the historic Beyoğlu district of Istanbul is located on the waterfront of the western bank of the Bosphorus Strait, facing
The Nanjing Vertical Forest intervention is the first of its kind created by Stefano Boeri Architetti in Asia and is located in the Nanjing Pukou District, an area selected to
Esbjerg’s new Maritime Center, also called “The Lantern”, is designed to put the community first. Developed by Snøhetta and WERK Architects following a design competition
“Like a tree, a tower should have roots. It is part of a geography, a terrain, a topography, the soil, a specific geology. As an
An ancient art form for civic participation, theater has evolved into the modern world as a vocation of the culturally refined, with its significance in
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