Structure Name: Taipei music centre Location: Taipei, Taiwan Design Time: 2009 – 2014 Facade Consultant: Meinhardt Façade Technology (Shanghai) Design architect: RUR Architecture DPC, New York Site area: 89,223 sq. meters Design Type: Pop music centre Client: Ministry of Culture of… Taipei Music Center, Taiwan’s New Landmark
There are spaces around each corner that are leftover, which have to be utilized for the betterment of public space but end up being a dumping zone. It clearly shows the improvements that need to… Residual Urban spaces : Enhancing the Leftover Spaces
The ‘Shifting Nests’ is a project proposed by the BLA Design Group to provide a sustainable housing solution for the city of Vancouver. The city is seen to have a gradient uprise in its real… ‘Shifting nests’ by BLA Design Group for Unaffordable Cities
The future of Architecture is growing more towards sustainability. We need to understand that future of Architecture is not just about the particular green buildings but bigger effects, sustainability is about growing in a fashion… The Future of Net Zero Buildings : Urban Hubs
An Overview: Mental Health in the cities we live in is an increasingly urgent issue nowadays as we have limited our activities to our own houses due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rates of various disorders,… Biodiversity & Mental Health in Urban Areas
The ‘Green school’ in Ubud, Bali has proven to be an inspiration for a global renaissance for cultivating one of the significant trends in the architecture of this century. The school emphasizes its use of… Bamboo Architecture: Green School in Ubud, Bali
The masterplan BiodiverCity by BIG is a three-island cluster built offshore from the Penang Island in Malaysia. An autonomous transport network connects the entire masterplan. This mega project consists of 1821 hectares of land under… BIG reveals masterplan for “Urban Lily pads” off the coast of Penang Island
Architecture has been the root of the formation for society since the first attempt of humans to live in a society to share the language and culture which was ‘Tower of Babel’. Today, Cities like… Latin America’s Socially Organized Housing
Can Utopian ideas help Architects to build better futures? A style of Architecture- ‘fantastic’ or ‘visionary’, produced without the constraints of clients, budgets, materials, or planning regulations. “Utopia” derives from the Greek, meaning ‘no place’.… Utopian Architecture
Architecture has a psychological effect on every human being, it could be both negative or positive. Due to a major rise in the population, architecture became commercialized. Its growth became rapid and unstoppable. With this… Human Centric Design
Desired lines can be defined as an unconventional or those paths in an Urban Design context where there is no concrete construction of a pathway or a walkway. Sometimes it is also named for paths… Desired Lines in Urban Design and User Experience
Modern Urbanism Modern Urbanism can be referred to as an enhanced approach and intervention to the underlying issues of urban planning. It is basically a modern outlook or discipline towards the aspects of urban growth… Architecture & Modern Urbanism: How are they related?
An Overview: From its primary origin in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has spread globally and predominantly become an urban-focused pandemic. Though data on the pandemic is still unavailable, it is clear that urban areas have been… Cites, Center of Coronavirus?
Just like us, our buildings have a lifeline and an expiration date. The buildings built in the mid – 70s have now started to wear and tear. With rapid urbanization and cities becoming denser and… Demolished Materials Getting a Rebirth!
Urban design is concerned with the arrangement, appearance and function of our suburbs, towns and cities. It is both a process and an outcome of creating localities in which people live, engage with each other,… Urban Design – A New Take on Shaping Our Cities
An Overview: Cycling is blooming. For convenience, expense, health and environmental reasons, more and more people are turning to bikes and cycles as their primary means of urban transportation. The role of bicycles will play… Bicycles, The Future of Urban Mobility?
What is ‘Open City’? How liberal is your city to the different sects of society? Are you public spaces sensitive to all and truly ‘public’? We need to think deep on this issue. We want… Review: The Open City by Richard Senett
An Overview: Public space is a form of democracy and is a space of freedom and movement with expression being the first with a city. It is a mere reflection of the urban fabric, revealing… The Value of Public Spaces
Executive Architect: P&T Group International Ltd Structural Engineer: Arup MEP Engineer: Parsons Brinckerhoff Landscape Architect: Williams, Asselin, Ackaoui & Associates Interior Design, Hotel & Convention: CL3 Architects Ltd. Interior Design, Retail: The Buchan Group LEED… Safdie Architects Horizontal Skyscraper
Urban areas are right at the front of public health emergency as the world is hit by novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The long-term effects of coronavirus on the cities are yet to be predicted,… Urban Design Adapting to COVID-19
Chandigarh was the dream city of first Prime Minister of free India, Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru who directed it to be planned by French architect Le Corbusier is located on the foothills of Shivaliks was… Chandigarh – A City for the People