Category Archives: Culture

The Anti-Mall: How Comuna 13 Outperformed Urban Planners

The Neighbourhood That Rewrote Medellín Cities spend billions trying to “activate” public space. Comuna 13 did it with brick, paint, music, and a set of escalators clawing up a mountainside. Walking into it feels like stumbling into a city built on improvisation—walls turned to canvases, staircases to storefronts, every corner buzzing with kids, vendors, andContinue reading “The Anti-Mall: How Comuna 13 Outperformed Urban Planners”

Neo-Andean Futurism Architecture: A Journey Through Bolivia’s Vertical Identity

Riding the Teleférico to Freddy Mamani‘s Neo-Andean Dreamscape I woke up in La Paz with that specific kind of thrill only architectural pilgrims know. The kind that creeps in your chest when you realize: today you’ll get to see a building you’ve studied in photos for years or click through everytime Instagram’s algorithm finds you,Continue reading “Neo-Andean Futurism Architecture: A Journey Through Bolivia’s Vertical Identity”

Pilgrimage to the Soviet Ministry of Highways Headquartered in Tbilisi Georgia

Rising from the forested hills on the edge of Tbilisi, the Ministry of Highways feels less like a building and more like an idea made solid — a radical composition of concrete slabs suspended midair, stacked with impossible confidence. Designed in 1975, it embodies a moment when architecture aimed to float above the landscape, not dominate it. Seeing it in person, surrounded by trees and silence, the structure felt suspended in time — a relic of utopian ambition still clinging to the hillside.

My Adventure Recording Dubai Mall: A Journey Through a Designer Wonderland

Dubai Mall. If there was ever a place to prove that “everything is bigger and better in Dubai,” this is it. Imagine a place so large that I thought I was on a never-ending treasure hunt for cool spaces—and trust me, I almost gave up at one point. But then, I remembered: I’m here toContinue reading “My Adventure Recording Dubai Mall: A Journey Through a Designer Wonderland”

Magical Winter Walk in Downtown Ottawa

Skating the Rideau Canal in a Heavy Snowstorm. Growing up in Canada, skating was as natural to me as walking. Whether it was on freshly flooded rinks, frozen ponds, or even the occasional stretch of river behind my house, I always found joy in carving lines into the ice. But nothing could have prepared meContinue reading “Magical Winter Walk in Downtown Ottawa”

Ron Thom’s Trent University: A Brutalist Campus in Harmony with Nature

An Underappreciated Masterpiece of Canadian Architecture Trent University’s architecture stands as a remarkable yet often overlooked achievement in Canadian modernism. Designed by Ron Thom, it exemplifies how brutalist principles can harmonize with the rugged landscape of Southern Ontario. More than just a collection of buildings, Trent embodies a masterfully planned environment that responds to bothContinue reading “Ron Thom’s Trent University: A Brutalist Campus in Harmony with Nature”

Rediscovering Canada Through Its Pay Phones:

An Urban Wanders Photographic Journey In a world dominated by iPhones, pay phones have quietly slipped into the background of our cities, becoming almost invisible in our urban landscape. Yet, as I’ve traveled through the bustling streets of Ontario and the vibrant neighbourhoods of Quebec, I’ve become fascinated by these overlooked pay phone booths—each oneContinue reading “Rediscovering Canada Through Its Pay Phones:”

Architectural Wonderland: A Winter Stroll Through Amsterdam

In the winter embrace of Amsterdam, where the city’s structures seamlessly merge with the season, a distinct charm emerges. As an architecture and urban enthusiast, my admiration for Amsterdam during the holidays intensifies.

Exploring the World in the Digital Age: eSIMs for the Modern Tourist

In this blog post, I want to share with you how eSIMs have seamlessly become a game-changer in my tech arsenal, enhancing my travel experiences in ways I couldn’t have imagined.