In recent weeks, international media have flooded the conversation around Saudi Arabia’s THE LINE with reports from The Financial Times and global outlets, amplified by a storm on X, hinting at delays, cost revisions, and shrinking ambitions. The tone was…
It started with what looked like a simple question.On site, I asked if increasing the steel diameter — say from 16mm to 20mm — would make the structure stronger.Logic says yes: thicker steel, greater strength.But architecture and structural design rarely…
It began like nostalgia.A morning meeting, a familiar face, the warmth of recognition that quickly turns into something colder.We were at office, reviewing permits for a new state project. Across the table sat a man I once knew well a…
It was supposed to be a simple variation.But variations, like cracks in concrete, reveal more than they fix.Earlier this week, we had one of those moments on site that remind you why architects should never step away from the numbers.A…
In the world of architecture, not every silence means failure.Sometimes a project stops not because it dies, but because it breathes.Withdrawal, when intentional, is one of the most intelligent forms of design.Across the globe, cities announce visions that promise to…
A few months ago, a well-known architect one of those rare minds who actually invents new theories instead of merely building walls asked me for help.He wanted a Wikipedia page.Simple, right?Not quite.I followed the rules, studied the guidelines, gathered reliable…
A few weeks ago, during a family gathering, I found myself sitting beside a man whose reputation precedes him.A poet, a scholar, and a figure well known enough to have his own Wikipedia page.He spoke with the calm tone of…
The Grand Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa El Djazaïr) stands as one of the largest and most beautiful mosques in the Islamic world and a major landmark of contemporary Algerian Architecture. Inaugurated in 2020 in the capital city, it successfully merges…
There is a certain kind of fear that only builders know.It is not the fear of deadlines or budgets, but the fear of imperfection the anxiety that somewhere, deep within the concrete, a mistake is hiding. After seventeen years in…
In the architecture and construction world, projects rarely fail because of concrete or steel. They fail because of tone.Not the sound of machines, but the tone of authority the blurred lines of who speaks, who decides, and who should remain…
Demolition has always carried a stigma.To destroy is to erase, to forget, to undo what was once sacred.But in the long story of architecture, demolition is not only an act of loss. It is sometimes the beginning of renewal.Across centuries,…
The closing quarter of 2024 has been anything but quiet.Gold reached record highs, the sharpest climb in decades, while oil prices slipped to levels that make economists uneasy and architects uncertain.Markets no longer move in parallel; they move in contradiction.Architecture,…
It began, as all enchantments do, with travel.At the end of September 2025, we received an invitation to cover Cersaie, the international porcelain exhibition in Bologna. For anyone working in architecture, it was more than an event; it was a…
It began, as many stories do, with something small.A routine dental visit. A week of waiting, rescheduling, and sitting for an hour in a chair that never called my name.I left politely, promising to return.The next week, I did. Again,…
Last week, I found myself sitting with a man whose words stayed with me long after the conversation ended.He was once a regional director of education, a man of remarkable experience and quiet intelligence, now a loyal reader of ArchUp.In…
For decades, architects, designers, and manufacturers have treated the web as a showroom. A place to display catalogs, publish project images, and collect inquiries. But last week, something seismic happened. OpenAI’s latest announcement, Instant Checkout within ChatGPT, may soon transform…
In every gilded window, in every shimmering detail, lies a treasure we rarely calculate. It is not only a financial asset, but a cultural deposit, an element of identity, and a fragment of history. With gold reaching a record-breaking price…
Walking through Piazza del Duomo in Milan, one cannot escape the gravitational pull of the cathedral. Milan Cathedral, begun in 1386 and completed across centuries, is not only the largest church in Italy but one of the most intricate achievements…
Wind moves differently in Florence. It carries with it the smell of marble dust and rain, a fragrance of history woven into every wall. Riding a golf cart across the hills, crossing bridges, slipping into cloisters and piazzas, the city…
There is a stretch of highway I drive almost every week. From the bridge, a particular hardscape always catches my eye. At first glance, it feels like a fragment of Islamic geometry sharp angles, rhythmic repetition, something almost ornamental. But…
architectural criticism “The problem is not change, but decline. The old design suffered from a poverty of expression, but at least it had an honest simplicity. The renewal only covered this poverty with layers of falsehood and meaningless complexity. From…
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