The Invisible Cities Made Visible: Kino’s Journey
The Invisible Cities Made Visible: Kino’s Journey A reflection on space, architecture, and anime as narrative Reading Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities feels like embarking on a mental and metaphorical journey—one that meanders through memory, desire, meaning, and uncertainty. Marco Polo, the narrator, describes to Kublai Khan a series of cities that may not physically exist, […]
MA (間) and Contemporary Architecture
۱. The Understanding of Void Space by Western and Iranian Humans “MA” (間) is a term rooted in the historical civilization of Japan, which has gained attention in recent decades due to the research of prominent architects such as Arata Isozaki. However, before considering his new yet Japanese interpretation of this concept, it is essential […]
A glimpse on the Japanese and Persian Garden
A Glimpse into Iranian Garden Architecture History The design of Iranian gardens and their buildings is often a blend of pre-Islamic architectural and gardening styles from the Achaemenid and Sasanian periods, along with methods from the centuries that followed, which embody the general characteristics of garden design and architecture in Iran, recognized as Islamic architecture. […]