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Elif Ayse Sen is a senior architecture writer at illustrarch. A trained architect with a B.Arch from Altınbaş University, she covers interior design, architecture schools and education, and residential design, and has written hundreds of articles for the publication.

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From Site Outline to 3D Model to Final Renders with Rendair
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From Site Outline to 3D Model to Final Renders with Rendair

A house develops in seven steps with Rendair: a footprint sketched over a site photo, a bubble diagram, a floor plan, an overhead...

Inspirational Stories #20: Sanjay Puri Architects
Inspirational Stories

Inspirational Stories #20: Sanjay Puri Architects

In the 20th edition of our Inspirational Stories series, Sanjay Puri Architects shares how climate, cultural context and local materials shape every project,...

Sultan Ahmed Blue Mosque: Ottoman Architecture’s Six Minarets
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Sultan Ahmed Blue Mosque: Ottoman Architecture’s Six Minarets

Six minarets made the Sultan Ahmed Mosque famous and controversial, but the story about a misheard order explains nothing. A look at the...

Affordable Housing Design at 730 Stanyan: OMA’s First 100% Affordable Project in the US
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Affordable Housing Design at 730 Stanyan: OMA’s First 100% Affordable Project in the US

OMA's first 100% affordable housing project in the United States replaces a McDonald's at the gateway to Golden Gate Park with 160 permanently...

Le Corbusier Inspired Villa: The Five Points in a Tropical Climate
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Le Corbusier Inspired Villa: The Five Points in a Tropical Climate

The five points of a Le Corbusier inspired villa were written for Paris, not the tropics. This looks at what changes in heat...

The Frida Kahlo Apartment Building in San Francisco Is Listed for  Million
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The Frida Kahlo Apartment Building in San Francisco Is Listed for $8 Million

The San Francisco apartment building where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived in 1940 is listed at $8 million. A look at its...

Museum Cafes: 7 of the World’s Most Stunning Places to Sit Down
Art & Culture

Museum Cafes: 7 of the World’s Most Stunning Places to Sit Down

7 museum cafes where the architecture does the work: Victorian refreshment rooms in London, a listed hotel dining room in Paris, a Kuma...

Famous Architects and Their Cars: What They Drove and Why It Mattered
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Famous Architects and Their Cars: What They Drove and Why It Mattered

Eight documented pairings of famous architects and the cars they owned, designed, or used as arguments, covering Wright's rebodied Lincoln, Le Corbusier's Voisin,...