Moral architecture Architecture is a moral responsibility and a commitment towards humanity. A moral architecture is human architecture, and a moral architect is simply a good person.
Vivarium: the crippling monotony A system governed by uniform properties makes an almost perfect vivarium for observing human behaviour in a pre-set layout. Would the unchangeable space change the people within?
The "Oculus" of New York - WTC transportation hub- By Calatrava Staring at the city that never sleeps, right into its “Oculus”, you see a bone-like structure —a futuristic entity said to connect place and time.
The third place The third place, as defined in sociology, is the social space outside work and home where people meet and interact. On a micro level, the 3rd spacing is the travel of fluids into the “non-functional” intracellular area.
Inception: the preemptive construction of reality When someone is absent-minded and drowned in his thoughts, in Algeria, they say:” He’s building and wrecking.” An expression that describes the subjective process of design in one’s inner space, living inside one’s head, and creating an alternative reality that submits to one’s wants and fantasies.
The architecture of occupation Cujus est solum, ejus est usque ad coelum et ad inferos' (“To whomever it belongs, it is his all the way to the heavens (and all the way to hell).”) This principle of property law designates the three dimensional nature of space to be claimed and occupied.
Superkilen: Transforming Public Spaces and Reshaping the City by BIG x Topotek1 + Superflex Looking at the horizontal map of the Danish capital of Copenhagen, a color coded space catches the eye. Specifically in the north and at the center of Nørrebro, an unmissable linear weaving connects and accentuates the area. The Superkilen park is an immersive public space conceptualized and designed by the