Parametric Architecture

1 week ago | parametric-architecture.com | Sara El Masri

Beirut’s diversity ranges because of its 5,000+ year history with the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, and Ottomans, who left their architectural imprints all over Lebanon and are seen today. A well-known fact about the city was that it was destroyed and rebuilt eight times. However, its growth was hindered by the 15-year civil war, which took place from 1975 until 1990. Afterward, Beirut was significantly reconstructed, but traces of the war remain.

2 weeks ago | parametric-architecture.com | Namrata Dewanjee

Every two years, the Venice Biennale transforms this fragile lagoon city into the center of the global arts and architecture scene. But as the crowds flood in and pavilions pop up, one uncomfortable question has lingered in the background: What’s the environmental cost of culture? In 2025, the Biennale began to answer that. For the first time, sustainability was a central theme across programming, exhibitions, and infrastructure.

3 weeks ago | parametric-architecture.com | Namrata Dewanjee

At first glance, parametric design in architecture may appear like an exercise in pure visual bravado. The gravity-defying fluidity of Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Centre or the sculptural chaos of Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao suggest a discipline more concerned with spectacle than structure. But behind these expressive forms lies a methodical, data-driven process, rooted in logic, algorithms, and computation.

1 month ago | parametric-architecture.com | Namrata Dewanjee

Every year on May 4th, fans across the globe celebrate Star Wars Day with lightsabers and a shared passion for a galaxy far, far away. But beyond its starships and alien species, one of the saga’s most underrated design elements is its architecture and urban design. From the sterile corridors of the Death Star to the temple ruins of Ahch-To, Star Wars architecture packs a punch with its futurism in ways that feel both alien and strangely familiar.

1 month ago | parametric-architecture.com | Serra Utkum Ikiz

The Selman Stërmasi Stadium, a longstanding icon of Albanian football built in 1956, is undergoing a transformative redesign by internationally renowned architecture firm OMA, led by David Gianotten. More than a simple renovation, the project reimagines the stadium as a dynamic urban block that strengthens Tirana’s social fabric and positions football as a catalyst for civic engagement and urban identity.