Essay
Knowing Through Making
Must every architectural rule be written down before it can be learnt? Or can buildings, bodies, workshops and institutions carry knowledge in other ways?
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Essay
When Images Stop Thinking
From Archigram to Instagram: what happens when architectural representation stops being a tool for speculation and becomes an instrument of circulation?
Essay
A Mini Library for Architects
A working collection of books on architecture and design—spanning cities, climate, materials, drawing and practice; some foundational, some practical, some difficult, and a few useful detours that have shaped the way I think about design.
Essay
Design as a Business
Is it possible to be a good designer, and still be prosperous? How did business make its way into design? Is it okay for a designer to talk money?
Essay
How to Begin an Architecture Design Thesis
Choosing an architecture thesis topic is not about finding the most impressive subject. It is about finding a question you care enough about to investigate—and focused enough to eventually design around.
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Thoughts on Architectural Design
Architecture is more than programme and shelter. This essay introduces four kinds of comfort—functional, environmental, emotional and temporal—as a simple way for students to begin thinking through design.