10 Lessons To Learn From Rem Koolhaas
"I hate being an architect. I actually hate architects." Rem Koolhaas Rem Koolhaas: The man is not ordinary, you realize as soon as you glimpse the piercing eyes, the arched high-brows, and the ...
History & Theory
Brodsky & Utkin’s Paper Architecture – Destined To Remain On Paper
Brodsky & Utkin's Paper Architecture Caused by the deep recession in the 1970's and the lack of creative breath under the communist rule, we can say that paper architecture is an archetypal ...
22 Brilliant Illustrations That Describe #This Generation
Since pictures talk louder than words, Ajit Johnson has created these brutally honest depictions that hilariously sum up what precisely our today's generation is all about. Johnson is a Ph. D. ...
Animal Architects and Their Homes
Animal Architects and Their Homes Vogelkop Bowerbird Do the most primal urges need to have a primal setting, or, do we prefer to set the stage ourselves in honor of an act which is also a ritual, ...
33 Most Notable Architecture Documentaries
Made from less drama and more realism, architecture documentaries and movies can also leave a viewer mesmerized with delight, just as a Hollywood action film can leave him breathless. The main idea ...
Interdisciplinary Practices in Architecture
Architects create visions of what they think could be architecture. A host of systems and processes amalgamate to bring these visions to reality through the built form. From the stages of ...
The story of 5 Archists
Let me define an ‘Archist’ to begin with. As most of you might find it evident, archist is a portmanteau of the words ‘architect’ and ‘artist’. Of the many other hats that architects wear, the more ...
Dynamic Facades : The Story
Throughout the architecture history, we have been concerning the facade treatment for a much pleasant visual impact to the public. But what pushes its own boundary now, is how do we make the facade ...
Senseless and Style less – the New Trend in Architecture.
Senseless and Style less – the New Trend in Architecture, One of the great challenges faced by the architects in the 21st Century is the path of No-Style that architecture is following. Architecture ...
Examining Soviet Constructivist Architecture in the Light of Politics
The end of World War I ushered in a paradigm shift in global attitudes and practices. Despite its dreadful outward look, World War I saw the introduction of beautiful constructivist architecture. To ...
Warning ! Graphic content inside
Warning ! Graphic content inside Architects are dreamers. From the inception of architectural education and various levels of practice, architects are always challenged to push boundaries and ...
Of chairs and smart phones
Of chairs and smart phones A week ago, I received an email from my editor to write on the topic of relating chairs to smart phones. My reaction? I was stupefied and quite disoriented to be honest. ...