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Cartographies of Control: How Maps Construct (Not Just Represent) Reality
From Gaza to Ukraine and the South China Sea, cartography is again a frontline weapon. Maps circulate to assert control, redraw boundaries, and declare what counts as territory. These are not passive illustrations—they are active tools of persuasion. They construct, as much as they depict, spatial realities. As architects, we might feel far removed from…
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Mapping Cultures
As a workshop tutor for ‘Architecture, Culture, and Environment’, I taught a unique mapping approach representing structure as an outcome of cultural and environmental conditions. The subject integrated architectural history and theory with cultural and environmental concepts. It focused on how these values influenced environmental, social, and architectural advancements, and how value systems and ethical…