From Design Fiction to Design Futures: The Changing Role of Architecture in Cultural Production

Drawing Studio / CRAB Studio. Image © Richard Bryant When Archigram published their fanatical vision for pneumatic cities and walking megastructures in the 1960s, they seemed to be designing buildings. Beneath the surface, the avant-gardeists were pushing culture through radical alternatives to lifestyles and forms of organizing in the city. Laboratories found themselves between the … Read more

Beyond the Metropolis: Strategies for Residential Projects in the Taiwanese Countryside

The Bricks House by HGE Architect contrasting with Mt. Taiwu in the background. Image © Sebastien Veronese The island of Taiwan presents a varied natural and topographical context, characterized by a land area of 36,197 square kilometers and a high population density of 644 people per square kilometer. Its geological location, situated on the edges … Read more