The Hum Beneath the Skin
The city has a pulse that you feel in your teeth before you ever hear it. It is the vibration of iron against iron, a low, metallic thrum that travels up through the soles of your shoes and settles in your marrow. I remember standing on a platform,…
A Symbol of Islamic Architecture
As a symbol of Islamic architecture, Masjid plays an important role in reflecting the obedience to the Almighty. In the history of Islamic art and architecture it is normally portrayed by its motifs, and ornamentation applied to the surfaces…
The Architecture of Flight
There is a secret geometry in the way a wing negotiates the air, a silent conversation between gravity and the sudden, frantic pulse of life. We often mistake stillness for absence, forgetting that the branch is merely a waiting room for the…