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I’m Hatem Al-Sindi. I studied architecture, but I chose to critique it, not practice it.
What impresses you might not impress me, and I don’t shy away from saying so.
I dissect details, challenge narratives, and write with no filters or compromises.
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Everything I publish here reflects my personal views—blunt, precise, and unapologetic.
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For the first time at the Milan Fuorisalone event, Yokohama Makers Village presented the Flower/Metal vases collection.A cooperative of various Japanese companies from Yokohama, who have united their skills in metalworking and the most sophisticated technologies to create a new range of design objects.© Flower/Metal vases collection3D printing, metal plating, turning, mechanical processes, and precision welding

Rough feature a post-pandemic restaurant with natural colors in Berlin, VAUST Studio in Berlin has designed a new restaurant to…

A new architectural installation at the New York Botanical Garden establishes a self-contained habitat for plant life inside the Enid…

Eywa Way of Water is a 65 unit residential development on Dubai Water Canal.It functions as a regenerative living system.The…

Adaptive reuse drives Chicago’s major architectural moves in 2026.Two projects dominate: Google’s conversion of the Thompson Center and the Obama…

From mattresses on concrete bases to beds encased within timber surrounds, this lookbook rounds up ten single, double and day beds that have been built into interiors. Some designers choose to integrate beds into the building’s wider structure to create cohesion throughout interiors, eliminating the need to add matching furniture. Built-in beds are often seen