The Room That Stopped Being a Room
Argentine football culture transforms ordinary locations into talismans believed to influence outcomes through ritual and association. By preserving specific rooms…
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Contemporary Architecture
Architecture considered through its spatial, cultural and technical dimensions. This section examines design ideas, building traditions and the relationship between individual works and the conditions in which they are produced.
Explore architectural projects and building studies, connect them with cities and urbanism, and follow the questions developed in architectural research.
Who Deteriorates First, the Building or Its Resident?
Residential deterioration results from a complex interaction between structural failures, intensive use, and behavioral patterns. While often blamed on individuals,…
World Cup Jet Lag
The 2026 World Cup triggered global social jet lag, disrupting the biological rhythms of fans and cities in distant time zones. By prioritizing North American broadcast schedules, the tournament forced populations to override daily routines, impacting energy and infrastructure. This highlights the need for temporal urbanism, accounting for how global events manipulate a city’s collective clock.
Brescia Hospital of the Future Redefines Healing Architecture
Redefining the Therapeutic Space: From the Traditional Institution to the Open CampusThe design proposal for the Hospital of the Future…
Le client is NOT roi
Architectural success depends on a balanced partnership where the client provides vision and the architect contributes technical expertise. Financial ownership…
Architecture Beyond the Human Eye
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpAfter the response to the Cat’s Eyes piece, a question arrived that I had not seriously considered…
Before You Enter the Office
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpEvery summer the same scene repeats itself.Architecture students, engineering students, interior design students, begin sending their CVs…
Architectural Design for Twenty Dollars
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpA few days ago I was watching one of the Arab economic channels. An analyst was speaking…
Look Who’s Talking
The construction industry operates with a significant information gap between clients and architectural professionals. Property owners often evaluate architects using…
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From Football to Super Bowl
The 2026 World Cup reflects a significant shift in sports architecture, where stadiums function as multi-purpose entertainment complexes rather than…
Anjung Project: Massing, Space, and Climate Adaptation
Deconstructing Massing and Its Relationship to Spatial StructureThe architectural composition of the Anjung project emerges through an experimental approach that…
Cat’s Eyes
Architectural history is shaped by the gap between the physical experience of buildings and the linguistic tools used to describe…
A Place of Worship, a School, or a Hospital?
A question posed by an architecture student — whether to build a place of worship, a school, or a hospital…
UNAM Central Library: Movement, Light, and Spatial Duality
Human Experience and Spatial TransitionThe library asserts its visual presence through a sharp contrast between two functional and kinetic levels….
Einstein Tower: Mass, Light & Time in Expressionist Architecture
Sculptural Expressionism and Mass KineticsThe tower transcends its role as a mere physical shell for a scientific instrument, becoming a…
Brain Rot in the Rabbit Hole: On Architectural Media and the Right to Be Seen
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpI read a piece of news recently that stayed with me longer than I expected.European regulators were…
The Property That Teaches
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpThere is a stage in every project that most people mistake for an ending.The design is complete….
Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino: Topography and Spatial Design
Integration with Topography and Spatial ContinuityThe design transcends the conventional concept of luxury hospitality resorts by adopting a decentralized master…
Moonrise: Lightweight Public Space Design
Mass Formation and Spatial DynamicsThe artistic composition functions as a tool for redefining public space at the starting point of…
Urban Cabin in Amsterdam: A 3D Printing and Tiny Living Approach
Spatial Experience and the Dynamics of PassageThe compact urban rest space is transformed into an applied study in the scenography…
I Miss the Render
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpA few days ago I opened my personal Gmail account after the message everyone dreads appeared on…
