Architecture & Design | 1
D
esign and architecture have always been
instrinsically interlinked. They have been
ever since communities realised that a
utilitarian dimension was not the only
consideration when planning a home.
Yet, today beyond the aesthetic and the need to justify
the suitability of a design or building, urbanisation has
embraced new expressions.
Beyond the nostalgia for the past, or the reckless pace
of fast and unbridled development there has been a
quantum jump in creative design and the modern looks of
the edifices in Malta.
Modernity, attractiveness, suitability and permanance are
at the centre of this very human effort.
The lack of effort in affording our society with quality and
creative homes works runs counter to the importance of
architecture and design as a tool to improve our lifestyle
and livelihood in liveable environments. Ones that do not
expire with time.
Architecture & Design explore this reality in the face of
new standards, challenging clients, limited footprint,
ecological considerations and innovative technology.
We bring you the latest with the analysis and the
descriptive and the pictorial.
It is a modest appraisal of the rich culture, modern and
old, obscure and certain, useful and useless, artistic and
outlandish, fresh and depressing but surely riveting and
appealing.
RIVETING & APPEALING
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Philippa Zammit
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James Bianchi
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