Valliammai Tirupathi

Valliammai is a budding architectural writer and freelance researcher. With a background in architecture, she has honed her writing skills via several editorial internships and has a strong passion for reading and research. She has penned several articles exploring contemporary architectural trends, analyzing unique architectural pieces, and appreciating restoration projects, to name a few niches. She believes architecture and design are intertwined with the lives of the people who inhabit them, and she avidly studies the sociocultural impact of architectural designs and urban layouts. In her opinion, architecture cannot be divorced from culture which she emphasizes through her writing.
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Case Study of KAFD Grand Mosque in Riyadh 

The KAFD Grand Mosque in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…

Case Study of the Morpheus Hotel in Macau, China

Dominating the Cotai Strip’s skyline, the Morpheus Hotel, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, stands tall…

Case study of Renzo Piano Designed Whitney Museum of American Art 

The Whitney Museum of American Art on Gansevoort Street, which opened in 2015, fulfilling the…

New York’s Strangest Tower: Flatiron Building Case Study

Sitting on a unique triangular site in Manhattan, the 20-story-high Flatiron Tower, draped in Beaux-Arts-style…

Jeddah Tower Case Study: How the World’s Tallest Skyscraper Will Surpass Burj Khalifa

Competing with top class architectural firms like Foster + Partners, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Kohn Pedersen…

Seoul City Guide: From Palaces to Parametric Masterpieces

With a rising global affinity for K-pop culture, K-dramas, Korean skincare and beauty products, K-movies,…

Morphosis Architects’ Terracotta Clad Orange County Museum of Art

Morphosis Architects designed the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) new building as a contemporary…

Abu Dhabi City Guide: The Architect’s Travel Checklist

Situated next to the bustling city of Dubai promising high-end lifestyle and world-class infrastructure, Abu…

Waves of Innovation: Argentina’s 3D-Printed Pavilion at Milan Design Week 2025

The Argentina Pavilion, with a parametric wavy pleated face, fabricated through 3d printing, set in…

Case Study of Merdeka 118 Skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur

Situated on Jalan Hang Jebat road, Kuala Lumpur, the Merdeka 118, the world’s second tallest…

Duality of Skin and Core: Striking 3D Printed Modular Column in Venice Biennale 2025 

Carlo Ratti-curated Venice Biennale nurtures multidisciplinary teams fusing design, creativity, and technology to create innovative…

Little Toad, Little Toad: Korean Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2025

With the Little Toad, Little Toad: Unbuilding Pavilion, South Korea commemorates the pavilion's 30th anniversary…

Malaysia’s “Iron Mosque” Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin

The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque with endless arcades and numerous arches is the second…

DS+R designs Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women in Qatar

Diller Scofidio and Renfro mark their debut in Mosque Architecture, in fact, Sacral Architecture with…

UNStudio’s 302 Meter Tall Al Wasl Tower in Dubai Nears Completion 

Designed by UNStudio, the parametric Al Wasl Tower, characterized by its dominant ceramic facade nearing…

Czech Republic’s Sculpting Vitality Pavilion by Apropos Architects at Expo 2025 Osaka 

The 2025 Expo Osaka opened recently, last Sunday, April 13 in Yumeshima, a reclaimed site…

Foster and Partners’ Rise Tower in Saudi Arabia Set to be the World’s Tallest Tower Under Way

Recently, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) put out a call inviting bids to oversee…

8 Stunning Installations from the Milan Design Week 2025

Milan Design Week, running every year for a week, is one of the renowned design…

Beta Realities Designs Innsbruck Airport Terminal with Timber and Modularity at its Core

With an all-timber terminal for the Innsbruck Airport Terminal conceptual design competition, Beta Realities has…

ODA Transforms a Parking Structure into Ola Palermo Embracing Adaptive Reuse

ODA's adaptive reuse project in Palermo Buenos Aires, Argentina, a 160,000 square foot project named…

Lessons from Zaha Hadid

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