The Property That Teaches
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp There is a stage in every project that most people mistake…
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Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino: Topography and Spatial Design
Integration with Topography and Spatial Continuity The design transcends the conventional concept of luxury hospitality…
Moonrise: Lightweight Public Space Design
Mass Formation and Spatial Dynamics The artistic composition functions as a tool for redefining public…
Urban Cabin in Amsterdam: A 3D Printing and Tiny Living Approach
Spatial Experience and the Dynamics of Passage The compact urban rest space is transformed into…
I Miss the Render
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp A few days ago I opened my personal Gmail account after…
The Driver’s Room: Architecture’s Forgotten Space
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp There is a room that appears in almost every Gulf villa…
AI Interviews Fawakherji
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp A few months ago, ArchUp published an imagined conversation with an…
A Conversation with AI from 2035
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp Today we are breaking from our usual format at ArchUp. For…
When the Builder Becomes the Hesitator
There is an old rule in financial markets that traders repeat to each other so…
Cabane 7L: Ecological Intelligence in Villa Medici Gardens
Geometric Rigour and the Spatial Experience The spatial experience in the Villa Medici gardens is…
Exploring Spatial Duality and Mountain Context in Cut Out House
Spatial Duality and Site Responsiveness The user moves through the dwelling across two distinct levels…
Architecture in the Prophetic Tradition: When Space Entered the Text
When the conversation turns to Islamic architecture, the mind moves immediately toward the visible: domes…
When Your Army Fights Your Project
In the early twentieth century, Sigmund Freud proposed one of the most contested theories in…
Rosa Jamaica Beach Club: Massing and Coastal Topography
Mass Dynamics and Living Topography The project engages the site’s topographic character as both a…
Valaya House: Balancing Climatic Protection and Spatial Openness
Dialectic of Openness and Protection: Massing Articulation and Climate Management The architectural composition of the…
The Real Opium: Ibrahim Fawakherji on Why Writing Was Always the Other Practice
ArchUp — Ibrahim fawakherji There is a particular kind of regret that has nothing to…
The Last Drawing: Why Architectural Photography Matters More Than Most Architects Think
A building’s public life begins not at completion but through its photograph. Most people will never experience a project in person, making architectural photography a final act of authorship rather than passive documentation. From the narrow windows of golden-hour light to post-production refinement, the image ultimately determines how a building is understood, remembered, and judged by the discipline for generations.
Beyond the R-Value: Why Smart Walls Are No Longer About Insulation Alone
Building envelope performance can no longer be reduced to a single thermal metric. Climate zone,…
If Kant Were an Architect
Architecture has always recorded what a society truly values, and Kant’s philosophy reveals why. Drawing on his concepts of a priori spatial cognition, the Categorical Imperative, and the sublime, this essay argues that every design decision operates as an involuntary psychological transaction. In 2026, when capital pressures eliminate ambition, spatial ethics demand treating occupants as ends, never means.
SE House: Restraining Tropical Openness
Departure from the Open Tropical Model Most homes in tropical environments tend to rely on…
The Geography of Stigma: When Architecture Inherits the Narrative of Trauma
Buildings carry more than structural and material value — their histories shape how people perceive…
