High-Tech Architecture Bridging Modern and Postmodern
High-tech architecture originated in the 1960s and had its heyday in the 1980s but continues to play a relevant aesthetic role until today,...
Tom Brennecke6 Mins read
What Does ChatGPT Know About Architecture (Updated in 2025)?
Does ChatGPT know more about American architecture? How does ChatGPT make decisions, for example, when the Budget is limited? How much of a...
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“It’s a blob”: An exploration of blobism and blobitecture
In the dictionary of architectural expressions passers-by use to title or describe an architectural object, the ‘blob’ occupies a central position. Hereby, blob...
Tom Brennecke6 Mins read
Advances in Sustainable Robotic Construction: A Comprehensive Overview
Building sustainably turns slowly but steadily from suggestion to norm. The general aim is to ensure that actions today are laying the foundation...
Tom Brennecke7 Mins read
Parametric design and prefabrication: Redefining architecture’s creative and constructive potential
Parametric architecture is commonly believed to be a design language and a certain aesthetic but refers at the base merely to a method...
Tom Brennecke6 Mins read
Scooters, bikes, and cars: The battle for space in modern cities
Electric scooters fall into a category of transport that can be called micro-mobility. Bicycles, segways, non-electric scooters, skateboards, longboards, wheelchairs, and Starship delivery...
Tom Brennecke6 Mins read
Inventing, experimenting, and collaborating: The Architectural Biography of Frei Otto
This article embarks on a visionary journey of invention, experimentation, and collaboration, the architectural biography of Frei Otto unveils a profound legacy that...
Tom Brennecke7 Mins read
“Performance over form and design intelligence over style”: Winka Dubbeldam and Archi-tectonics
Almost 30 years ago, in 1994, Dutch-born architect Winka Dubbeldam founded her own architectural office called Archi-tectonics.
Tom Brennecke6 Mins read
Towards a parametric material: Corian® Solid Surface and 3D Fabrication Solutions
Corian® Solid Surface offers architects a sustainable and versatile material that seamlessly integrates with parametric design. Let's look at Corian® Design's efforts to...
Tom Brennecke8 Mins read
