Watching the New Rolls-Royce Showroom Take Shape in Jeddah
Over several months in Jeddah, a passer-by photographed the renovation of an existing commercial building into a new Rolls-Royce Motor…
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Building Design
Studies of buildings and the ways they accommodate everyday life. Coverage considers housing, workplaces, cultural and public institutions, with attention to spatial organisation, adaptation, heritage and the relationship between use and form.
Connect individual buildings with project documentation, their urban context and material systems. Related research examines the assumptions behind building design and use.
Google Maps: The Second Life of a Building
I have, as I write this, something past forty two million views and thirty eight million reads on the photographs…
The Shoeshine Problem
Cover: An editorial adaptation of the author’s original photograph, with visual enhancements and added title typography. © Ibrahim Fawakherji /…
And for the Muslims, Their Like
وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ أَمْثَالُهَا And for the disbelievers will be the like thereof. (Qur’an, Surah Muhammad, 47:10) On an evening in October…
The Louvre’s Stretch Marks: An Architectural Reading of a Museum That Never Sleeps
A critical architectural reading of the Louvre as an aging body under the pressure of memory, visitors, maintenance, and the billions of steps that pass through it.
Continuity of Mid-Century Design in Woods Home, Yorktown Heights, Without Replacement or Expansion
The Threshold of Escape: When the Rural Form Becomes a Contemporary VoidThose searching for “escape” in the real-estate market often…
Pavilia Farm Completes Its Network of Community Spaces in Hong Kong
Pavilia Farm in Hong Kong is now complete, bringing together four community clubhouses that link housing, urban farming, wellness, play, and shared social life.
Le Grand-Espace in Sherbrooke: A Transformable Hall Shaped by Performance Needs
A Flexible Performance Space at the Heart of the Cultural SceneLe Grand-Espace is based on the concept of an adaptable…
The Structural Facade as a Record of the Program at the Educational Center in Ljubljana’s Prison Complex
The Educational Center as a Threshold Between the City and the PrisonThis building forms part of the larger new prison…
Crismina Fort: Reinforcing Historic Walls with a Contemporary Addition While Preserving Its Observation Function
Defensive Structure as an Eroded Geological TraceCrismina Fort represents a model of coastal fortifications that emerged within the context of…
Manchester on Foot: An Architectural Walking Account of a City That Earns More Than Its Reputation
Manchester features a distinct architectural identity defined by the interplay between its Victorian industrial heritage and modern post-industrial regeneration. The…
Faro Santander Opens Inside the Historic Edificio Pereda
Faro Santander has opened to the public inside the historic Edificio Pereda, turning a former banking headquarters on the Santander waterfront into a cultural building.
BWGTBLD’s Berlin Office: When a Workplace Becomes a Gallery
BWGTBLD’s Berlin office brings art and work into a historic building, raising questions about spatial character, everyday comfort and public access.
Rotterdam’s Cube Houses: A Village Built Above the Street
Piet Blom’s Cube Houses turn a crossing over traffic into a place to live. Behind the yellow geometry is a continuing negotiation between public space, domestic comfort and maintenance.
Coronation Park Centre: A Raised Velodrome for Everyday Life
Coronation Park Centre: When the Track Becomes a Public SpectacleThe Coronation Park Centre project is built on a core design…
Old Trafford Before the Whistle
An architectural perspective on Old Trafford highlights how the stadium balances operational demands with its historical legacy. Key features include…
Prospect Place: When Gehry Learns to Live Within a Grid
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpI recognized him before I knew he was there. Battersea Power StationSouth bank of the Thames, London…
Battersea: When the Machine Becomes the City
Battersea Power Station in London has undergone a major urban transformation, converting a long-disused industrial landmark into a mixed-use neighborhood….
The Clock Tower Before the Clock
An Early Archive of the King Abdulaziz Endowment in MakkahIbrahim Joharji — ArchUpI worked there for two and a half…
The Kingdom of the Stone Markers
From an aircraft, or from a satellite, the oldest human decision in Arabia is still visible. Across the black lava…
Maida Hill Public Amenities Pavilion and the Urban Quarry Concept
Material Transformation from the Financial District to the Civic RealmThe architectural concept of the building is based on the adaptive…
