How Television Narratives Shape Urban Imaginaries

How Television Narratives Shape Urban Imaginaries Cities are not just inert landscapes or lifeless settings; they play active and significant roles in shaping numerous television narratives. Whether in series or soap operas, urban environments play a fundamental role not only as the backdrop where plots unfold but also in shaping the developments of storylines, their

How Television Narratives Shape Urban Imaginaries

How Television Narratives Shape Urban Imaginaries Cities are not just inert landscapes or lifeless settings; they play active and significant roles in shaping numerous television narratives. Whether in series or soap operas, urban environments play a fundamental role not only as the backdrop where plots unfold but also in shaping the developments of storylines, their

House for 1 to 4 Families / FAKT Office

House for 1 to 4 Families / FAKT Office + 14 Houses • Berlin, Germany Architects: FAKT Office Year:  2020 Photographs:Simon Menges, Fabian Pfitzinger Manufacturers:  AGROB BUCHTAL, Laufen, Schüco Products used in this Project More Specs Text description provided by the architects. The project was designed as a flexible and compact structure that remains suitable

Solar Panels in Residential Projects: Efficiency Without Compromising the Aesthetics

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Apartment Complex in Omori-cho / SEITARO ASO ARCHITECTURE INC.

Apartment Complex in Omori-cho / SEITARO ASO ARCHITECTURE INC. + 22 Apartments, Residential • Ota City, Japan Architects: SEITARO ASO ARCHITECTURE INC. Area:  393 m² Year:  2023 Photographs:Takuya Seki, Arata Noguchi (SAA) Manufacturers:  Aica, Sangetsu, Toli More Specs Text description provided by the architects. The apartment complex stands on a site facing a shopping street.

A Petal Pavillon / Epiphany Architects

A Petal Pavillon / Epiphany Architects + 19 Pavilion, Detail • Chengdu, China Architects: Epiphany Architects Area:  64 m² Year:  2023 More Specs A “Petal” Landing in an Oasis. Epiphany Architects transforms the installation into a petal, gracefully descending amid the lush greenery of the city. It adds a touch of romantic ambiance to the

Traditional Techniques Applied to Contemporary Architecture in the Amazon

Traditional Techniques Applied to Contemporary Architecture in the Amazon The architecture of indigenous peoples is deeply rooted in their surroundings, in the sense that materials are locally sourced and empirically tested, to discover the construction techniques and dwellings that best respond to the values of the community and their understanding of housing. The situation in

URBAN 2023 Photo Awards Reveals its Finalist List of Best Photographers

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Marche Thonglor / Contour Architect

Marche Thonglor / Contour Architect + 12 Commercial Architecture, Market • Watthana, Thailand Architects: Contour Architect Area:  60000 m² Year:  2023 Photographs:Rungkit Charoenwat More Specs Text description provided by the architects. Situated in the vibrant epicenter of Thonglor, one of Bangkok’s most illustrious avenues for modern lifestyle and nocturnal entertainment, Marche Thonglor has undergone a

Are Architecture Firms the Next Design Thinking and Innovation Giants?

Save Are Architecture Firms the Next Design Thinking and Innovation Giants? Presented by: As they recognize the growing significance of innovation in today’s business landscape, architecture firms are experiencing a transformation. Companies across diverse industries have also come to appreciate the impact of design on cracking challenges, thanks to the success of design-focused startups such

Paris 20th-Century Architecture City Guide: From Le Corbusier’s Modern Villas to Brutalist Estates

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Great Colombian Park / DARP – De Arquitectura y Paisaje

Great Colombian Park / DARP – De Arquitectura y Paisaje + 22 Public Space, Park • Villa Del Rosario, Colombia Architects: DARP – De Arquitectura y Paisaje Year :  2022 Photographs :Mauricio Carvajal More Specs Text description provided by the architects. The Gran Colombiano Park is a place with a heritage declaration, made up of

6 Schools That Defined Their Own Architectural Styles

6 Schools That Defined Their Own Architectural Styles Architectural education has always been fundamentally influenced by whichever styles are popular at a given time, but that relationship flows in the opposite direction as well. All styles must originate somewhere, after all, and revolutionary schools throughout centuries past have functioned as the influencers and generators of

Textured Fiber Cement: A More Sensory Architectural Experience

Sponsored Content Textured Fiber Cement: A More Sensory Architectural Experience Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh used the impasto technique extensively in their paintings. Both applied thick layers of oil paint over the canvas, usually one shade at a time, and it was up to the viewer’s brain to mix the colors and create the

13 Architecture Projects Dedicated to Sheltering, Caring and Gathering on International Women’s Day

13 Architecture Projects Dedicated to Sheltering, Caring and Gathering on International Women’s Day

Mumbai Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects in One of India’s Most Populous Cities

Save Mumbai Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects in One of India’s Most Populous Cities Walking through the streets of Mumbai, India, is an experience unmatched anywhere else. The energy of India’s largest and most populous city is palpable through the people, their activities, and most importantly, the built environment. The city’s dynamic culture is evidently

Brazil Congress Attack: The Symbolic Consequences of the 2023 January Invasion

Few places in the world have an overlap of complexities as intense as Brasília. Even so, its architecture symbolizes the Republic and democracy of Brazil, and any act of attack on these symbols carries meanings and consequences for Brazilian memory and cultural heritage. The terrorist acts of January 2023 destroyed part of the heritage and

Laurent Troost: Creating Architecture in Manaus

Laurent Troost: Creating Architecture in Manaus

ERTLER Apartment Refurbishment / Alexandru SZUZ POP

Text description provided by the architects. The renovation of the early 1900’s apartment situated on the first floor of the ERTLER apartment building, located in the historic city center of Oradea, designed by the architect Mende Valer, characterized by the bi-dimensional decorative fields engraved in the masonry of the facade, aims to rethink the internal

Hat House / Tina Bergman Architect

Hat House / Tina Bergman Architect