I was so busy recently, busy with everything, the new office location for the full-time job, the position changes, the end of the part-time job, the new plan for the coming year, and how to treat myself well. It brings me back to my hometown. I wish to take a break and fly back to my…

Every year in the fall, I reconnect with the school where I received an Architecture education through emails. Those emails describe the students I would interview as part of the admission process for applying to the architecture program at Cornell University. After the move back from New York City years ago, and wanting to reconnect with my…

Chanel – Palais Galliera,Museé de la Mode de la Ville de Paris Chanel’s previous shows would almost certainly have been held at the Grand Palais if it hadn’t been for the resort collection, whether it was icebergs or beaches, whether it was the Eiffel Tower or space launch vehicles, real Master Landscape architect. In recent seasons they have taken us to…

My boss at work is opening a new store with her partners and she asked my ideas about the store, which includes the brand concept and the interior design. They have some ideas about the “Internet Celebrity Store Service”. Which brought me the thinking of this kind of “ Internet Celebrity Architectures”. The term “Internet…

There have been many words that all of us got accustomed to hearing as well as using during the pandemic: resilient, accessible, inclusive, sustainable, affordable. Although these words give us the feeling of warm and happy thoughts about ourselves and others, they are not explicit in the “how” part.   We use these words easily without how…

I enjoy browsing architecture websites and Pinterest when I was in school. As architectural students, we all know the websites like Archdaily, Dezeen, Architectural Digest, etc. I would not mention them here, I would love to introduce 4 niche treasure sites that will bring you fresh and interesting architectural design inspiration. Archidoes Archidoesi s a Tumblr profile for sharing works…

We architects constantly discuss the importance of promoting our profession to the general public; what we do, how we do it,  and most importantly, why the rest of the population needs us.  However it is not always an easy task to accomplish, and therefore it was interesting to hear from a recent graduate from  University of Toronto…

The benefit of having a workstation at home is that you can truly personalize it. This is your space to do whatever you want! Here is what getting work on at home looks like for me. Fashion notebooks Although most things are digital, I still use notebooks to record some things. I remember things better when I physically write…

“I have already selected a very good and reputable contractor for building my new house, I JUST need to have someone to design my house  WHAT!!! It is a recent phone conversation I had with a potential(?) client who is looking for an architect to design his custom house. He got my contact information from…