In Switzerland, timeless yet weathering chalets meld with alpine landscapes. This deference to its surroundings extends into urban areas, like Lausanne, where traces of various eras create a pixelated yet often appealing (though not always!) historic blend of architecture. While the urban fabric resonates deeply with me as an architecture student, the people and lifestyle are what truly captivated me. The Commune and the Commute Lausanne is no exception to Switzerland’s high prices and the...
Berlin is unlike many cities in Europe where there is a dominant culture with a dominant appearance. The beauty of Berlin arises from its patchwork of architecture, many being remnants of war, that Berliners have taken agency over. The city is an emblem of post-unification; people mingle, meet, dance, cross borders, cross boundaries, and ultimately find their most authentic, free self. If this freedom of identity is something you strive for, this is the city...
Home to the petrol-powered car, built over high rolling hills, and widely known for engineering and research prowess: Stuttgart is a city of modernism in the truest sense of the word. The city has maintained its traditional culture as the heart of Swabia and the capital of Baden-Württemberg with beautiful historical architecture and vineyards sprawled across its hills. Meanwhile it continues to develop industriously in engineering, science, and inventive architecture since first established. View of...
Although lesser known than Berlin, Munich, or München, has become a popular destination for expats, with nearly 40% of its residents foreign born. Located in south west Germany, Munich is extremely well connected to the rest of Europe, making weekend getaways to other countries by plane or train astonishingly quick and cheap. 4B student Antonia Stanev has spent one year living and working in Munich, and has fallen in love with the city. For her 8 month...
With the first-year class on a field trip in Montréal this weekend, Rain Mäki revisits her 4-month experience in the dynamic, creative city. (more…)
Marisa Musing talks about her time at Scape, a small-scale office with a young group of architects and engineers and shares a few of the innumerable places to see and things to eat in the ancient, yet vibrant city of Rome.
Nikola Miloradovic writes about his time at Paul de Ruiter Architects and shares a few of his favourite places in Amsterdam in his Co-op City Guide.
One of the benefits of a European co-op is the opportunity to travel to the rest of the continent. Christina Chan shares her tips for budget travel in Germany and to adjacent countries. This week’s installment highlights architecture, art and delicious food to be discovered in Prague.
A guide to living in Berlin and working at the architecture office of gmp Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner.
Otherlab is a RnD Firm based in the Mission District in San Francisco. I worked on developing the Conformable Natural Gas Tank project, which is aiming to develop a more conformable option for compressed natural gas to make it more desirable in the car industry.
