Art & Culture
Art and culture have always shaped the way we build. This category explores the crossover between architecture, visual arts, history, and human expression. From installations to cultural commentary, illustrarch examines how creative movements influence design and how buildings carry meaning in return.
Guggenheim Museums Around the World: Architecture, Icons, and Cultural Impact
Guggenheim museums have redefined the relationship between architecture, art, and the city. From Frank Lloyd Wright’s radical spiral in New York to Frank...
Sinan Ozen3 Mins read
€700M Louvre Expansion Meets Museum Staff Resistance
Staff at the Musée du Louvre have gone on strike in protest of a proposed €700 million renovation, arguing that essential maintenance and...
Elif Ayse Sen3 Mins read
Architecture Through Cinema: 10 Films That Shape Spatial Thinking
Cinema and architecture share a powerful relationship rooted in space, movement, and atmosphere. This curated list of ten essential films explores how built...
Sinan Ozen5 Mins read
5 Influential Ancient Architectures and Their Impact on Modern Design
From ancient Chinese architecture and its dougong bracket systems to Greek temple columns, Roman domes, Japanese timber joinery, Indian stepwells, and Mayan urban...
Begum Gumusel6 Mins read
Major Frank Gehry Retrospective Opens at Serralves in 2026
A major Frank Gehry retrospective will open at the Serralves Foundation in Porto in May 2026, presenting iconic projects, drawings, models, and insights...
Elif Ayse Sen3 Mins read
Contemporary Architecture in Hong Kong: Density, Culture, and Design on the Edge
Contemporary Architecture in Hong Kong: a guide to transit-led density, view corridors, cultural anchors, and resilient, low‑carbon design shaping the skyline.
Sinan Ozen5 Mins read
Inverse Ruin: Reimagining an Ancient Temple Through Contemporary Intervention
A contemporary architectural installation at the Herakleia archaeological site in Policoro offers a radical reinterpretation of an ancient Dionysian temple. By suspending the...
Elif Ayse Sen2 Mins read
7 Influential Buildings of Ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient Greek and Roman architecture established the principles of proportion, symmetry, structural logic, and monumentality that continue to influence contemporary design. From the...
Elif Ayse Sen4 Mins read
