Janis Saltans’ distinguished architectural career spans thirty years and is defined by a creatively diverse design portfolio. With specific focus on architecture, urban design and master planning, he has designed notable projects in various countries including China, Japan, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Turkey…
architectÖnder KULmimaristudio BASF Türkiye GM © Gürkan Akay We can respond to the question of “What is well-being?” as the state of being physically, mentally and spiritually balanced and good. Since spending approximately 95% of our daily lives in indoors, 11 hours…
The concept of sustainable development was introduced in the 1987 Brundtland Report, by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). It defined sustainable development as: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to…
Public space is a medium that always open to surprises. Often what you designed may not correspond to what actually happened. In this sense, public spaces are very dynamic spaces in terms of usage diversity. This is perhaps the best part of…
An integrated work with the landscape provides a direct contribution to the spatial spirit created in addition to the other technical requirements of the architectural project. Landscape is a direct part and complement to architectural design. comparison: architecture, landscape The relationship of…
Landscape is a very broad and deep subject. Regarding the size, it means the place where a person can perceive the light, air, flora, fauna, seasons, wind, heat in which he can exist and integrate with it; that is, first of all…
When I opened my studio in the early 80ies I was working, as many architects in Italy, from spoon to city, from micro to macro. Eversince, this has not changed. Today, after having founded Matteo Thun + Partners in 2001 with my…
Every structure needs to be renewed over time to meet the requirements of the day. Although it is possible to renew the buildings that retain their original function without making significant changes, radical interventions are needed for the re-functioned structures.…
