Furkan Sen is a mechanical engineer based in Istanbul, working across construction and architecture, and a regular writer for illustrarch.
A practical guide to shear walls in architecture covering concrete, steel, plywood, and masonry types. Includes real-world placement strategies, design principles, code references,...
Cantilevers allow architects to create dramatic overhanging forms without visible support columns. This guide covers the structural mechanics behind cantilevers, common materials and...
Networking in architecture school is more than handing out business cards at career fairs. It is the slow, intentional work of building relationships...
Co-living and traditional apartments represent two distinct approaches to residential architecture in dense cities. This comparison breaks down how each model handles space...
A practical comparison of adaptive reuse architecture and new construction across cost, sustainability, and design quality. Includes real project data, carbon savings estimates,...
A side-by-side look at tiny house architecture and micro apartment design for urban minimalists. This article compares spatial strategies, building codes, construction costs,...
A practical breakdown of Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion for architectural visualization. Covers prompt techniques, platform strengths, comparison tables, workflow integration strategies, and...
Rammed earth and adobe are the two oldest earthen construction techniques still used today, but they behave very differently on site. This guide...