Medieval churches speak the language of divine number and sacred geometry.
The classical forms we associate with refinement are in fact allusions to the most primitive origins of western civilization.
Within its controlled beauty, almost rigid at times, Berlin seems to be a photographic experiment– its tempered clamour takes me by surprise and I start to wonder whether the omniscient energy of the city is immortalised below its surface, awaiting discovery.
Interested in architecture? Interested in sex? Read more about the curious relationship between them.
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.
Every piece of wood withholds a structural identity of intrinsic refinement and aesthetics. Fragile and beautiful in its unquestionable independence,...
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...
Looking toward our cultural fascination with the ‘lost’ Library of Alexandria for answers, I ask - how do dead buildings keep on living?
Do memories rely on the past or are they purely driven by our own personal experiences ? As an afterthought of the devastating fire that engulfed the Cathedral of Notre Dame, do we embrace the present with open arms or do we aim to recreate a memory of the past ?
