Paolo Soleri is Arcosanti’s visionary architect, urban designer, artist, and philosopher who was mentored by Frank Lloyd Wright. Soleri, who was born and studied in Italy moved to the States after ...
Who doesn’t know about Lego? You have probably built one or two or a hundred models from these plastic interlocking blocks as a kid (and maybe not just as a kid). The manufacturers of these toy ...
Famous Architects design a spectrum of choices: from their safest choice to Design Their Own Family Houses, to risky choices to design controversial projects that sometimes caused them some trouble! ...
Whether it is done for fun, exercise, or economic reasons, cycling through congested city roads can be quite tricky. The dream of curb-squeezed cyclists came true when a growing number of countries ...
Government-funded public housing began with a common dream: to end slum life with safe affordable housing. Instead, most of these projects became synonymous with the city's poverty and crime. We ...
Many Mesmerizing Streets attract locals, tourists, and photographers from around the world for their beauty and essence. Some avenues may look more beautiful in specific seasons rather than others. ...
Need to cool down your home’s interior without the expenses of electricity bills? Do you live on a noisy block and can’t take it anymore? Do your gutters flood every time it rains? Green rooftops can ...
Architects are notorious for procrastination. So, if you are an architect and you are tired of procrastinating your work, here are a few tips that may come in handy. Abraham Lincoln once said, “ ...
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” ‒ Oscar Wilde. If there is one person who has taken this quote way too literal, it has to be the Business magnate Elon Musk. In an ...
Maybe, before discussing how architects can improve their spatial intelligence, we need to explain what spatial intelligence actually means and why it matters for architects most of all. Spatial ...
As students at architecture school, we tend to give all our attention and most of our time to the architectural plan, but what happens “inside” the minds of architecture students? We try to solve ...
With the rising calls for adopting sustainability and eco-friendly design, upcycling shipping containers to be architecture building units has been trending recently. The shipping container is ...
