The Dark Side of Design: Hostile Architecture
Zoraida Ramirez
12/09/2024
Hostile Architecture is deeply intertwined with various other challenges faced by all of society but felt most deeply by marginalized communities and individuals.
Urbanism
Hassell and ESA unveil its masterplan for the world’s first lunar habitat
Serra Utkum Ikiz
06/02/2024
Hassell Studio collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Cranfield University to design the Lunar Habitat Masterplan.
How can artificial intelligence revolutionize urban health for proactive well-being?
Serra Utkum Ikiz
28/12/2023
Today, health is associated with a wide range of fields. In addition to physical health, other aspects of health include mental, social, political, economic, and urban health.
Role of Mapping in Disaster Management
Reyyan Dogan
29/10/2023
Disaster mapping, also known as crisis mapping, is a method used to evaluate, record, and communicate data regarding the location of a disastrous event as well as the distribution of its effects or potential effects.
Human-centric design: How to plan for people?
Tom Brennecke
21/10/2023
If human-centric design can be a service – rather than a ‘standard’ – what other design approaches are there? Is there a difference between human-centric and human-centered?
Are vertical gardens in skyscrapers the future of sustainable urban living?
Pragya Sharma
26/09/2023
Think about the last time you took a walk through the city. While you were trying to embrace the view in front, observing skyscrapers reaching for the sky, roads and transits making their way through, did a sense of curiosity ever grip you?
On the modern state of urbanism: Emerging topics and fields
Tom Brennecke
11/07/2023
In this article, Tom attempt to open and widen the field of contemporary urbanism and discuss issues and potential fields of expertise that may become more relevant to urbanists (and consequently to urban planners and architects) in the future.
Walking, internet, and the Cyberflâneur: How is technology changing our way to experience cities?
Serra Utkum Ikiz
18/04/2023
Many of our daily actions are directly related to or dominated by technology. Even in many of our actions that are based on human nature, technology plays an important role, we all use technological stuff such as phones, laptops, tablets, or even smartwatches. So, how is technology changing our way to experience cities?
How can we radically change urban planning approaches to create environment-friendly cities?
Serra Utkum Ikiz
11/03/2023
Sustainable solutions in urban design, transportation, energy, and water use include criteria such as creating a balance between the natural countryside and the urban environment.
The ultimate guide to understanding sensory urbanism
Pragya Sharma
03/02/2023
As the urban population continues to grow at a rapid pace, city planning faces several pressing questions. The key challenges are housing, sufficient infrastructure, and availability of space- all of which increase the demand for resources.
