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All monument: a design plan for Trojena’s artificial lake, within Saudi Arabia’s proposed new megacity of Neom. It is already slated to host the Asian Winter Games in 2029. Image: NEOM / AFP Welcome to Neom, Saudi Arabia’s desert dystopia in the making Western architects are scrambling to work on a Saudi Arabian dream: a city founded on a 170km-long line of mirrored towers. But will it end up as..

What Happens to fascist architecture after fascism? By Alex Sakalis BBC 18th January 2022 Across Europe, many controversial monuments still remain. Alex Sakalis visits a small Italian town that has found a way to contextualise and defuse the architectural legacy of fascism. O On first appearances, Bolzano in the far north of Italy is just like any other alpine town. Nestled in a valley lined by ..

Celina Gallardo / The Walrus / Getty Why Is Canadian Architecture So Bad? Buildings from the past fifty years have been largely uninspiring. Why don’t we take good design seriously? Tracey LindemanTracey Lindeman The Walrus, January 19, 2022 When Ottawa unveiled the design of its new central library in 2020, the mayor promised it would be “more than just a building with books.” The design of the..

‘Made possible by coal’: warehouses beneath Liverpool docks and the world’s first intercity railway, between Liverpool and Manchester, 1832-33. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images Barnabas Calder’s engaging study of construction and its environmental impact is at its best when it doesn’t dwell on ancient masterpieces Rowan Moore The Guardian Mon 24 May 2021 Consider the Georgian terrace, no..

When Is the Revolution in Architecture Coming? We need to build places we can’t stop looking at. It will involve lots of plants. Nathan J. Robinson Current Affairs 15 April 2021 Something is terribly wrong with architecture. Nearly everything being built is boring, joyless, and/or ugly, even though there is no reason it has to be. The architectural profession rewards work that is pretentious and..

Begun in 312 B.C., the Appian Way is perhaps the most famous Roman road of all. It first united Rome with Capua and then was extended south to the port city of Brundisium on the coast of the Adriatic. RICCARDO AUCI 200,000 miles of Roman roads provided the framework for empire Built during the republic and empire, a vast network of roads made moving goods and troops easier through all corners of..

울퉁불퉁 거친 돌을 근정전 마당에 깔아놓은 뜻은 [중앙일보] 입력 2020.03.15 13:00 기자이향우 [더,오래] 이향우의 궁궐 가는 길(12) 근정전 마당은 조정(朝廷)이라 부른다. 조정에는 거칠게 떼어낸 돌 박석(薄石)이 바닥 포장재로 깔려있다. 근정전의 마당에 깔린 박석은 투박하게 다듬어서 ..

Newsweek Magazine 9 Most Beautiful Houses of Worship Around the World By Laura Powers On 09/26/19 at 5:00 AM EDT Chapel of the Holy Cross, nestled in the buttes of Sedona, takes its inspiration from nature in its service to the divine. Scott Stulberg/Getty .videocontent { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25% } .tvplayer > div, .tvplayer .cnx-main-container { position:..

Was Architecture Better Under Socialism? Yugoslavia’s distinctive history within the Eastern Bloc produced a thrilling variety of buildings that frequently departed from the prefabricated monotony of Soviet construction. Anthony Paletta Boston Review Feb 1, 2019 Thanks to its relatively robust federalism, Yugoslavia produced a thrilling variety of buildings—frequently depar..

[단독]언론에 속살 드러낸 육사 교정…건축 거장들의 작품 가득이상빈 기자 조선일보 입력 : 2018.12.12 04:00 화랑의식, 장교 임관식 등 주요 행사가 열리는 육사 화랑연병장. /김리영 기자 “열쇠 모양이 아니고, 가운데 중(中), 마음 심(心)을 형상화한 것이지요. 육사가 나라의 중심, 세계의 ..