A critical review of the modern built environment. We dissect the intersection of brutalist geometry and digital inhabitation.
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CRITIQUES OF VERTICAL EXPANSION AND URBAN DENSITY.
A stark rejection of ornamentation, the new residential tower on 5th Avenue challenges the viewer to find beauty in sheer concrete mass.
Analyzing the restoration of the downtown grid. How strict adherence to linear pathways is reshaping pedestrian flow.
Adaptive reuse of the old steelworks. The architect preserves the rust and decay as a feature, not a bug.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ENCLOSED SPACES.
Minimalism taken to its logical extreme in this Tokyo apartment renovation.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF SUBSTANCE.
SELF-HEALING PROPERTIES
Bacteria-infused cement that repairs its own cracks. A look at the longevity implications.
ENERGY HARVESTING
Transparent solar panels are finally reaching efficiency parity. Is it viable for facades?
STRUCTURAL TIMBER
Pushing timber skyscrapers higher. Fire safety and acoustic dampening reviews.
Weekly digests on structural integrity and design theory.
