the "Oculus" of the apple - WTC transportation hub in New York- 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.
Amany Soualmia
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
The neo-vernacular: Eastern Architecture Renaissance
The criticism of modernism and the emergence of green movements suggests that the world is shifting toward more eco-friendly and personalized forms of architecture.
The neo-vernacular movement designates the application of ancient knowledge and local assets to create an Architecture that accommodates contemporary needs.
As its name indicates, it’s
Preserving Heritage, Inspiring Modernity: The Islamic Art Museum by I. M. Pei - Doha, Qatar
On a man-made island at the waterfront of Doha sits the Islamic art museum. Designed by the renowned I. M. Pei in the 2000s, the building is a prominent monument that overlooks the gulf bay and structures the Qatari coast.
From the fabricated site choice to the architecture and design,