ARCHITECTURE

Grand Design, Kennington Water Tower

I live very near to Imperial War Museum in London which is in very close proximity to an amazing 150 years old water tower building that was featured in the latest episode of Grand Design on Channel 4. (Series 9,…

Yona Friedman – An architect does not „create“ a city, only an accumulation of objects. It is the inhabitant who „invents“ the city: an uninhabited city, even if new, is only a „ruin“.

I have always been fascinated by the ways architects sought to improve lives of masses. I am also interested in researching the ways by which the society can be shaped through space they live in. The 20th century and its…

Clerkenwell Design Week 2012

Clerkenwell Design Week is a festival held in London every year which celebrates the design industry. During a three day period you get the chance to visit exhibitions, installations and workshops within a square mile of London. There are three…

Sustainable Cities Collective features Multileveled Vertical Urban Allotments project

I felt very honored when I found out about an article writen by Kaid Benfield was featured on the Sustainable Cities Collective website on the 21st of February 2012. Kaid Benfield is director of Sustainable Cities Communities and NRDC (Natural…

Living Labs Global Awards 2012 & CityMart

Living Labs Global Awards 2012 together with CityMart offer online platforms where innovative city solutions cab be shared. All projects submitted to the Living Labs Global Awards 2012 have one thing in common; they all hope to…

Forgotten Spaces

Ever since designing and developing ideas for Multileveled Vertical Urban Allotments, my final degree project I have become interested and intrigued by projects that make use of neglected spaces of cities and focus on innovative design solutions that introduce new…

BUILDING THE REVOLUTION – SOVIET ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1915 – 1935

Today was the last day of exhibition called ‘BUILDING THE REVOLUTION – SOVIET ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1915 – 1935’ held at The Royal Academy of Arts London. The exhibition looked closer at the Russian avant-garde art and its two dimensional…

Le Corbusier trip around France

Fredie Decombe and Isabella Lockett propose a one week field trip of four sites from Marseille (South) to Ronchamp (North-East) where you will have the opportunity to learn about the socio-political, and architectural context of Le Corbusier’s buildings through guided…

Incomplete Manifesto for Growth – My 11 favorite quotes

The Incomplete Manifesto for Growth is a design manifesto that has been written by Bruce Mau in 1998. There are in total 43 points that summaries ‘beliefs, strategies, motivations and design process of Bruce Mau Design practice. I think the…

Postmodernism, Style and Subversion 1970 – 1990 at V&A

The Victoria & Albert museum, London at the moment showcases Postmodernism, Style and Subversion exhibition which will last until the 15th of January 2012. The exhibition helps to understand the era between 1970 and 1990 and outlines the cultural context…