In more than 25 years of practice, I have worked on projects that reached four billion dollars in cost. In all that time, urbanism never came up in a meeting with a developer or an authority. No brief asked for it. No approval depended on it. Yet I have also written 17 articles on urbanism, […]
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Architecture, Urban Planning & Urban Design Management in Practice
Introduction People often describe urban development by what gets built: buildings, streets, and public spaces. They rarely describe who manages the process, or what that management involves at each level. This piece answers that question. It traces the management work in one real development. The trail starts with a political decision to develop a site. […]
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Building Without Proof: The Real History of Urban Design Theory
Table of Contents 1. What Is a Theory? 2. Four Definitions of Theory, and Where Urban Design Falls 3. Three Different Activities, One Name 4. Two Different Kinds of Claim: Form vs. Movement 5. Before Theory: The Ancient World 6. The Case-Study Problem 7. Form-Typology Theories: Linkage Theory and Collective Form 8. Growth Theories from Geography […]
Architect vs. Urban Designer: Who Actually Designs the City?
At a glance, the difference looks simple: Architect Urban Designer Scale Single building Blocks, streets, districts Output Fixed, buildable design Framework / guidelines Timeline Project-based, closes Phased, often years Focus The object The space between objects Walk down any street and you’re looking at two layers of decision-making stacked on top of each other. […]
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Al Khabeesi headquarters commercial and office building
Al Khabeesi headquarters commercial and office building is the fifty-three article on architecture projects from practice. This project’s architectural design was completed in 2010 in the capital of UAE. The project was transferred for licensing in another city due to its location. Our consultancy firm signed an agreement with the consultant and the client to […]
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Villa design, Villa Architecture of ICF system project
Villa Design, Villa Architecture of ICF system project is the fifty-sixth article on projects from practice. The villa is located in an Arabian desert country that has the characteristics of desert villa architectural design. The plot is located in a new development called the Al Warqaa 2 in the UAE of the Middle East Area. […]
Global Village Architecture, urban design project
Global Village Architecture, urban design project is the twenty-seventh article on projects from practice. The project was designed, and the urban design proposal was approved by authorities in 2009. The theme of this urban design and architecture is to create a village of traditional cultural shopping zones. The urban design project of the global village […]
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Am Friedrichshain 25 residential building Berlin
Am Friedrichshain 25 residential building Berlin is the forty-four article on architecture projects from practice. Am Friedrichshain 25 is a street in the heart of Berlin city. The building is located in a block of residential buildings including a street façade without a setback and a rear entrance from an open space connecting all the […]
Urban design, and architecture of Weissensee project-Berlin
Urban Design and Architecture of Weissensee project-Berlin is the seventh article on projects from practice. Weissensee is a quarter in the borough of Pankow in Berlin, Germany, that takes its name from the small lake Weiber See (white lake) within it. Weissensee is one of the most peaceful and quiet districts in Berlin. The area […]
Friedrichshain urban design and architecture project Berlin
Friedrichshain Urban Design and Architecture Project Berlin is the thirty-seven article on projects from practice. This project is an urban design and architecture project located on the east side of the city of Berlin. A few kilometers away from the city center with adjacent rail links and public transport routes. This facility makes this project […]