Evolution of Ornamentations in Madrasa Architecture in Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate in Relation to Economic and Political Context: A Study on Façade Ornamentations

Within the Mesopotamian region and Anatolia, one of the most important periods was during the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate. This is especially important due to its role in creating the foundations for Turkish architecture in Anatolia, which was later developed into the popular Ottoman architecture style. Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate architecture is...

Addis Ababa as a Palimpsest

The goal of the Global Housing graduation studio is to research and design housing solutions to improve the livelihood of Addis Ababa’s urban dwellers. Combining analysis, planning and design, the participants in this graduation studio are challenged to use multidisciplinary research methods and tools to elaborate design proposals for mass...

Addis Ababa Living Lab: Hard Data

This research booklet brings together a selection of quantitative data (e.g. Demography, Economy, Climate) related with Ethiopia, in general, and Addis Ababa in particular. This booklet compiles data from different sources (e.g. bibliography, online databases, and statistical data). The data is processed using new visual outputs that allow a...

Community in the time of market economy

To balance the outbreak in density which is currently focused in Rahmat Nagar and encourage a city that is open for newcomers, the connection between Nalasopara West and East should be embraced. In order to achieve this connection and create a community linking both sides of the railway, issues such as urban markers, collective spaces, variety...

The Exile Returns: Bacardi's Cuban Headquarters

Cuba has been reluctant to engage and follow global developments in the past decades. Even in comparison to other socialist economic nations, Cuba has retained a strong focus on domestic political doctrine, leaving economics to bureaucratic decision making. But as its monotonous import focussed market stands on the brink of change in an era of...