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Usually representing spirits, ancestors or the primordial couple, these figures were placed in shrines and treated with great respect. Through a wide range of style, scale, belief and function the couples depicted share a timeless, serene equality necessary to the continuity of their societies.

Shelfie: Unpacking My Library - Architects and Their Books

Did Victor Hugo prophesy technology’s coming of age to the point where print technology would combine with the art of building to have 3d printed buildings? That aside, it is claimed that Architects do not read, how true this is, is shown by the number of them who are able write about their works and the profession. The common relationship between the architect and his books is the occasional r...

African Modernism: Architecture As a Nexus of Design and Politics

During the late 1950s and the early 1960s most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa gained their independence. Architecture became one of the principal means with which the young nations expressed their national identity. Parliament buildings, central banks, stadiums, conference centers, universities and independence memorials were constructed, often featuring heroic and daring designs. Modern and f...

Unified Architectural Theory: An Introduction

“Together with forward-looking online architecture journals, I am initiating a new idea in publishing, one that reflects the revolutionary trends awaiting book publishing’s future. My newest book, Unified Architectural Theory (2013), is available both in a US edition and an International edition. It is now being provided, in a variety of languages, to anyone with internet access. Published one ...