Why we build on the golden section
Kalā — art, craft, skill. On the proportional system behind our work, and why an old ratio still earns its place on a modern drawing board.
Journal
We write the way we draw — slowly, and to find out what we actually think. Essays on proportion, material, and climate; notes from the board; criticism when a building has earned it.
Kalā — art, craft, skill. On the proportional system behind our work, and why an old ratio still earns its place on a modern drawing board.
What a wall of terracotta jali taught us about light, privacy, and the difference between a screen and a decoration.
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Practicing architects and students are welcome to pitch essays, project notes, and criticism for the journal.
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