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Zaha Hadid Architects Reveals Design for New Scientific Research Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Maria-Cristina Florian — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been announced as the architect of the Alisher Navoi International Scientific Research Centre, an expansive cultural and educational facility taking shape in New Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The center is set to incorporate the Navoi State Museum of Literature, along with a 400-seat auditorium and an International Research Center and residential school dedicated to training 200 students in the Uzbek language, literature, and music.

The Architecture of Memory: A Tale on the Importance of Design and Well-being

Dima Stouhi — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 11:30:00 +0000

Architecture, in all its forms, has the innate ability to trigger our emotions and alter our perceptions. Consequently, a lot of light is currently being shed on the relation between architecture, landscape, and health.

Listen and Learn: 6 Entrepreneurial Audiobooks to Help You Plan Your Future While You Work

Collin Abdallah — Fri, 18 May 2018 09:30:00 +0000

The way we consume long-form content has transformed drastically in recent years. More and more parts of our everyday lives are now transitioning to new digital mediums to save us time.

The Best Architecture Reads this Spring: 19 New Books Selected by Metropolis Magazine

Metropolis Magazine — Sat, 12 May 2018 09:30:00 +0000

Metropolis Magazine has released a curated list of 19 new books to read this spring, with topics ranging from the evolution of social housing to Stanley Kubrick's unfilmed masterpiece to a fascinating tome on the architecture of Zionism. Not simply volumes detailing well-tread histories, these chosen titles explore every niche category through the lens of architecture. Ever wondered how Buckminster Fuller inspired six former gang members to construct his geodesic dome? Or what metro stations in North Korea look like?

The Long(ish) Read: John Ruskin Considers 'The Seven Lamps of Architecture'

James Taylor-Foster — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 04:45:00 +0000

Welcome to the third installment of The Long(ish) Read: an AD feature which uncovers texts written by notable essayists that resonate with contemporary architecture, interior architecture, urbanism or landscape design. In this extract from The Seven Lamps of Architecture, published in 1849 and considered to be John Ruskin's first complete book on architecture, his studies are distilled into seven moral principles. These "Lamps" were intended to guide architectural practice of the time, advocating a profound respect for the original fabric of existing buildings. The opening chapter—The Lamp of Sacrifice—attempts to "distinguish carefully between Architecture and Building," set against the backdrop of Ruskin's (often criticised) world-view on the discipline at large.

The Long(ish) Read: Walter Benjamin Unpacking his Library

James Taylor-Foster — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Welcome to The Long(ish) Read: a new AD feature which uncovers texts written by notable essayists which resonate with contemporary architecture, interior architecture, urbanism or landscape design. In this essay, written in 1931, Walter Benjamin narrates the process of unpacking his library. All in boxes, he takes the reader through elements of his book collection: the memories attached to them, the importance he placed on the act of 'collecting' and the process of accumulation, and how objects like books inhabit a space.

25 Free Architecture Books You Can Read Online

Andrew Galloway — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 01:00:00 +0000

If you don't have access to an architecture library (and even if you do), sifting through shelves can take hours. Buying books can be even more painful — for your wallet, at least. Instead, why not browse this list of 25 books that are all free and easily accessible online? Some are well-known classics of architecture literature, but we hope you find a few surprises as well.