On Social Media
Social media has become a big part of everybody’s life and that is completely understandable, as it supposedly brings closer to us people who can be even miles away. Especially during quarantine, social media gained even more popularity, as it provided that social connection all of us were longing for every single day. But is […]
A Timeless Lifestyle
Clocks, phones, laptops, watches are just some of the numerous ways of checking the time. We need them because knowing what time it is is essential to the way we organize our days, from scheduled appointments and meetings, to knowing when to perform our daily habits (the basic ones and the ones we add to […]
Handwritten Tools for Thought
The definition of tools for thought is, in my opinion, different for everyone. For some it may mean the applications that they use every day in their creative workflow allowing them to reach their full productivity potential. For others it may mean building their very own tools designed to fit their highly specific workflow. For […]
The Cities of Tomorrow Already Exist
The 21st century is the century of major changes. These changes, which occur due to the fast development of technology, can be felt both on the micro and on the macro scale, in every branch of knowledge and almost all around the globe. Technology is a powerful tool that can transform not only urban planning, […]
Utopian Visions of Towns – Then vs Now
Although the discipline of town planning is a relatively recent concept in theory, a great number of architects throughout history has investigated the issue of town development and envisioned various conceptual proposals for ideal cities. Two remarkable examples of such visions were those of Ebenezer Howard for the British territory, respectively those of Frank Lloyd […]
The Ideal Archi School
This project was inspired by The Challenge Academy. The architecture school was born in the middle of the nineteenth century, aiming to provide institutional education for all future architects and engineers. The most successful example of a school was L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which evolved into the most renowned such institution training thousands of […]
Let’s Redefine Beauty
For the past hundred years, people have struggled to paint a picture of what could be a universal ideal of beauty. The Ancient Greeks believed that it could be attained by following the celestial rules and proportions. During the Renaissance, Italians translated beauty to simplicity, symmetry, and harmony. The extravagant style of French Baroque reflected […]
How Constraints Can Boost Creativity
CONSTRAINT (noun) something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits. This definition of the word ‘constraint’ from the Cambridge Dictionary explains very well that this concept is mostly associated with being limited, giving it a rather negative connotation. However, I aim to redefine the way limits are […]