Archinect - Features

Oussama Khalfi of Temple University Explores Radical Vertical Urban Growth

2020-07-15T13:31:00-04:00

Temple University's Tyler School of Art and Architecture M.Arch graduate Oussama Khalfi explores the idea of urban development through vertical expansion in his thesis "Perpendicular City." Khalfi proposes that his project aims to "challenge the way today's society thinks about urban development and propose visionary alternatives. Cities' cores, mainly historical, have become static, which is against the nature of evolution. It is time to give back to the city its right to evolve, become diverse, and adapt by unleashing the urban evolution machine to define the city of tomorrow."

Archinect connects with Khalfi to discuss how his thesis project was shaped, his experiences as an international student, and graduating during challenging economic conditions. We also discuss employment prospects and how recent grads are being affected by the pandemic.

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An alternative, smart "Homestead" for Kansas City

2016-06-06T13:43:00-04:00

What makes a truly smart city? Just as importantly, how do designers help revitalize older urban cores without repeating past mistakes that led to displacement and inequitable urbanism? These are some of the questions raised in Andrew Bruno's master's thesis project for the New Jersey Institute of Technology, submitted to May's open-call for equitable architecture proposals.

Screen/Print #6: MONU's "Greater Urbanism"

2014-01-27T13:59:00-05:00

Screen/Print is an experiment in translation across media, featuring a close-up digital look at printed architectural writing. Divorcing content from the physical page, the series lends a new perspective to nuanced architectural thought.

For this issue, we’re featuring MONU's 19th issue, Greater Urbanism.

Do you run an architectural publication? If you’d like to submit a piece of writing to Screen/Print, please send us a message.