Medieval churches speak the language of divine number and sacred geometry.
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Simeon is a Part 1 graduate from the Welsh School of Architecture. His main interest lies in the meaning architecture has been charged with throughout different times and cultures. He is passionate about the complex roles architecture plays in our culture and its ability to transcend all qualitative definitions.
The classical forms we associate with refinement are in fact allusions to the most primitive origins of western civilization.
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Virtual Reality could realise architecture’s loftiest aspirations. But at what cost?
Amidst so much talk about the architecture we live in, we often forget about the architecture we die in.
What role does architecture play in Tolkien's work? What can students of architecture learn by reading him? Read to find out.
What does the most groundbreaking archaeological discovery in recent history tell us about the origins of human civilisation?
The ruins of lost civilizations tease us profoundly. We sense the residue of the meaning they once held, but we can no longer understand what that meaning was...
Let’s have a look at some of the obscure ideas and practices of our ancestors and how they gave shape to what we now call architecture.
What can designers learn from the obscure symbols of the unconscious?
So if people’s need for the spiritual is ever-present, how is architecture to satisfy that need in the modern, secular world?
