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The article highlights the interior design of the MDS Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, designed by architect Sigeru Ban. According to the author, the gallery is a showcase for the architect's experiments with cardboard tubes. Tall tubes of recycled paper form a peristyle on the south side, in front of a curving wall. The author claims the geometry is subtle, the arc set asymmetrically within the rectangle, and shapes a chiaroscuro that changes gradually throughout the day with the light.

An essay is presented on patternmaker William Morris. It highlights the humble beginnings of William Morris as an architect, poet, and pattern designer and as an artist during his time. The author reflects on the works of Morris and the legacy that he leaves which inspires young generation of artists.

The article describes some of the city structure designed by Switzerland-based architect Santiago Calatrava. His works featured in the paper includes the roof for the Heritage Square and Mall in Toronto, Ontario, a sports hall in Geneva and a housing project in Wurenlingen. The paper also provides relevant photographs and architectural drawings.

The article describes the vernacular architectural design projects of American architect Deborah Berke. The first houses designed by Berke are linked with the rise of the new beachfront town of Seaside, Florida. She designs vernacular housing rather than vernacular-style houses. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of her projects.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architectural firm Krueck and Olsen, including the Meitus House and the Marriott Painted Apartment in Chicago, Illinois. The firm's projects are manifestation of latent expressionism. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the projects.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architect Steven Holl. Holl believes that architectural principles form a fulcrum between codified practices and free intervention. The paper also provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of his projects.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architects Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio. Their projects explore the latency of actions in architectural forms and their investigations go beyond conventional expectations of forms. The \ paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architect Steven Harris. His projects vary considerably, usually taking cues from local characteristics of siting, lot configuration or landscaping. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architect Lars Lerup. His projects are all attempt to strip away the overlay of stale associations which intervene between man and the brute facts of his architecture. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of his projects.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architects Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto. Their design of the Mnemonic Theater is an attempt to emulate the directness of hope and ambition in reconnecting the language, gesture and form with a spirit of vitality equal to the past. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article describes the two architectural design projects of American architect Neil Denari. The first is tabletop demonstration engineering while the second is an extensive diagram that conventionally includes airbrush illustrations with keyed lists and tables of components. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article reports on architectural projects of the Altbau section of the Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) in West Berlin, Germany. The Altbau section works in areas which were much destroyed by World War 2, but existing and occupied by vigorous but deprived communities. The paper explains the approach taken by the Altbau architects in their projects.

The article highlights a paper featured in the August 1905 issue of the periodical about the public profile of architects. The paper claims that even the most responsible daily newspapers give a long description of important buildings without a word about the designer. The paper continues that architects have no great quarrel with this, for the light of publicity that beats about the other arts is not a desirable or helpful thing to serious workers.

The article describes the architectural design projects of American architects Ken Kaplan and Ted Krueger. Their projects aim to reclaim the mechanical articulacy, the potent imagery found in old machines and in their former dock-front neighborhood. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article describes the architectural design of American architect Ben Nicholson's Appliance House project. The house is like a long hall lined by facades of cells dedicated to elementary operations of its occupants. The paper provides relevant photographs, floor plans and architectural renderings of the project.

The article presents the perspective of architect Kisho Kurokawa on the definition of diagrams and its importance to architecture. According to Kurokawa, diagrams are more than just two-dimensional and must exist in the mind well before sketching it on the paper. The diagrams lay out how things start, and in itself an essential part of the architecture process. Without the diagram that serves as a framework, the design of the project will not be realized.

The article evaluates the architectural project by Tokyo based architects Satoshi Matsuoka and Yuki Tamura in Vancouver, British Columbia. Entitled "Balloon Caught," the project are translucent, glowing orbs wedged between buildings in the alley like runaway balloons or delicate paper lampshades. The project is the outcome of an initiative to reanimate public space in Vancouver.