The Getty Center (official website) is more than a museum with its beautifully designed garden, and outdoor cafe, you can spend hours just to relax, read, and enjoy a cup…

    Next stop in Spain is Valencia. It is an interesting city, located by the sea but not taking advantage of it. Old town was located inland and it…

The Architect’s Newspaper published a piece by Michael McDonough, the accomplished New York-based architect, writer, and teacher, called “The Top 10 Things They Never Taught Me in Design School.” Everyone reads lots…

Couple of days ago Robin Pogrebin wrote an article in New York Times about “celebrity architects” selling their archives… They are not planning to donate to a library or an…

Just last week I discovered a stain on my granite counters that ran alongside my drying rack. When I removed the towel that we keep under the drying rack there…

Granite, similar to the marbles and other known stones, is dated as ancient as the earth itself. It is also found everywhere in the world. During ancient societies, it was…

I have seen this hilarious article in Digital Survivors by Scott Manning. Some of the observations are so funny, and most of them are true! Clients are always demanding doesn’t matter…

By now everyone has seen offices without walls. But how about an office with no walls, no divider panels, and no fixed workstations? A space where everyone from the CEO…

As an architect and amateur cook/baker, this article got my attention right away. You can also visit my blog that is dedicated to cooking and baking here. Architects often design…

Logic+Emotion published a fictional story called “A Tale of Two Architects” by Ed Lee. The story is about two architects who design kid-friendly playgrounds and their reaction when kids start playing and…