Furkan Sen covers building technology for illustrarch. A mechanical engineer based in Istanbul with a degree from Altınbaş University, he works across construction and architecture projects and writes about structural systems, building services, and how buildings actually get built.
Geometry gives architecture its order. This breakdown shows how basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles grow into the curved, parametric forms of...
Reaching the interview means your work earned a closer look, but presenting it live is a different skill from building it. This guide...
Portable monitors let architects keep a dual-screen workflow on site visits, in client meetings, and while traveling. This guide compares color-accurate and high-resolution...
Twinmotion is a strong free option for real-time architectural visualization, but not the only one. This guide compares seven alternatives, from Lumion and...
A practical look at Procreate for architects, covering concept sketching, perspective guides, the best brushes for architecture, rendering paint-overs, pricing, and how the...
A hands on review of SketchUp for iPad that explains the free viewer, the 7 day Go trial, and the SketchUp Free browser...
Explore the architectural layers of the great mosque of Cordoba, from Abd al-Rahman I's 8th-century hypostyle hall and its iconic double-tiered horseshoe arches...
A side-by-side comparison of Scandinavian and Japanese minimalism covering origins, color palettes, materials, architectural strategies, lighting approaches, and the Japandi hybrid. Includes a...