South House Tale
South House Tale
South House Tale

Md Al Amin Sohan

Between Geometric Shapes and Raw Materials: The Case of Brutalism in Italy

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Studio-Museum Augusto Murer, Falcade. Giuseppe Davanzo (1970-1971). . Image © Roberto Conte Born in the post-war period in the United Kingdom, the Brutalism movement was first met with skepticism but has found a new appreciation in the last decade, capturing the imagination of new designers fascinated with the interplay between striking geometric shapes and the … Read more

“No House Exists in Isolation”: Riken Yamamoto on the Failures of Contemporary Housing in Louisiana Channel Interview

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Riken Yamamoto, born in Beijing in 1945 and raised in Yokohama shortly after World War II, is a Japanese architect celebrated for fostering community through architecture. After founding his practice, Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, in 1973, he became renowned for works ranging from social housing, such as Hotakubo Housing and Pangyo Housing, to civic … Read more

Render This: How AI is Drawing the Future of AEC

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Courtesy of Snaptrude Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes … Read more

From Fragility to Resilience: Organizing the Inaugural Pan-African Architecture Biennale

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Skyline of Nairobi, Kenya with Uhuru Park in the foreground . Image © IndustryAndTravel via Shutterstock A Pan-African Biennale of Architecture is planned for 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. According to the organizer, it “represents an unprecedented opportunity to reclaim Africa’s architectural narrative, reasserting the continent’s role as a global leader in urban resilience, sustainability, and … Read more

Discover the World’s Best Universities to Study Architecture in 2026, Based on QS Rankings

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Central Canteen of Tsinghua University / SUP Atelier + School of Architecture Tsinghua University. Image © Xia Zhi Every year, the QS World University Rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) publishes its list of rankings for programs related to Architecture and the Built Environment. The ranking evaluates institutions across all continents, with The Bartlett School of … Read more

Material Matchmaking: When Wood Engages with Contemporary Counterparts

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Private residence in Varese / Franzetti Primi Architetti Associati Mathematics shows us how, from just a few elements, we can generate nearly infinite combinations and how each new arrangement can completely transform the original set. Theories like chaos and complexity point in the same direction: small initial variations, such as a choice, a deviation, or … Read more