Mahshid Motamed
Soundscape in Architecture: Designing Through Sound
Architecture has traditionally been dominated by visual thinking. Design education, professional practice, and public perception…
Where Did the Women Go? The Hidden Disappearance of Female Architects After Graduation
Architecture schools around the world have undergone a remarkable demographic transformation over the past few…
A Legacy Built in Brick and Geometry: Arches in Iranian Architecture
Among the countless architectural elements that have shaped Iranian architecture over more than three millennia,…
The Global Income Paradox of Architects
Architecture has long occupied a paradoxical position among the professions. It is associated with prestige,…
Chinese Architecture and the Search for an Alternative Modernity
Chinese architecture has long been associated with a recognizable visual language: bilateral symmetry, enclosed courtyards,…
A New Lens on Frank Lloyd Wright: Why His Architecture Still Matters
“The space values of the building preserved, enlarged, expanded, presented makes an entirely new architecture.”…
Spectacle Without Soul: Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Gamble
Abu Dhabi’s relentless push to reposition itself as the Middle East’s cultural capital warrants scrutiny,…
2026 Worldwide Disasters: Designing for a Climate That No Longer Exists
The summer of 2026 laid bare a world structurally unprepared for the disasters it already…
The Name That Endures: A Reflection on Architectural Legacy and Identity
When Ove Arup founded what would become the Arup Group to build the Penguin Pool…
Things Fall Apart: The Obama Presidential Center and the Architecture of Quiet Power
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world…” W.B. Yeats, “The…
