A deep dive into Manchester’s City Tower (originally Sunley House)—a brutalist landmark of concrete geometry, sculptural form, and evolving modernism.
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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.
From Factories to Parks: How Cities Keep Surprising Us
Urban Alchemy: Transforming Spaces, Layering Stories There’s a quiet kind of magic in watching a city reinvent itself. Factories become art studios, railway yards sprout breweries and playgrounds, and once-forgotten churches glow again as homes filled with life. These transformations aren’t just clever design tricks — they’re proof that cities, like living organisms, have theContinue reading “From Factories to Parks: How Cities Keep Surprising Us”
Exploring the Cumbas of Istanbul: A Creative Architectural Solution to Limited Space
Walking on a typical Istanbul street, as if any street in Istanbul could ever be considered typical, is like stepping back in time. How far back in time just depends on which corner you turn. The cobblestone roads lined with Ottoman-era buildings; bakeries, mosques, spice souqs and fake luxury shops, fish markets beside tool shops,Continue reading “Exploring the Cumbas of Istanbul: A Creative Architectural Solution to Limited Space”
Queen Streets Historic Hotels: A Look at the Gladstone and Broadview Hotels
In Toronto, the Gladstone Hotel and the Broadview Hotel offer two unique hotel experiences that showcase the city’s vibrant and diverse culture. Located in the west and east parts of Queen Street, respectively, both hotels are situated in lively and diverse neighborhoods that feature a range of businesses, restaurants, and cultural attractions. Whether you chooseContinue reading “Queen Streets Historic Hotels: A Look at the Gladstone and Broadview Hotels”
Jordan’s Hejaz Railway depicts an Ottoman legacy
The Jordanian Hejaz Railway, which connects Damascus and Amman to Medina in Saudi Arabia, is a historic example of Ottoman creativity that has made the spiritual journey easier for Muslim pilgrims. The Hejaz railway line is one of the oldest in the region and the world. It was built in 1902 during the reign ofContinue reading “Jordan’s Hejaz Railway depicts an Ottoman legacy”
History of the PTT, the Turkish and Ottoman Postal and Telegraph Services.
When travelling around Turkey, you’ll spot yellow PTT boxes, cargo vans, offices and more all over. PTT, an abbreviation for Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı, is the national post and telegraph directorate of Turkey. Formerly, the organization was named Posta Telgraf Telefon. After the privatization of the telephone telecommunications service business, the directorate was renamed, keeping its acronym. ItContinue reading “History of the PTT, the Turkish and Ottoman Postal and Telegraph Services.”
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