September 2011
2 posts
Rehabilitating Cambridge's Fresh Pond: A...
See my original post at Design Museum Boston’s website.
When most people hear the words “landscape architecture,” an image of a team of men with rakes and leaf blowers comes to mind. Few outside the design community may be familiar with the rich theoretical underpinnings of the architectural discipline of landscape design, which are still being formed in architecture schools across the...
Understanding the Arabic world through typography
See my original post at Design Museum Boston’s blog.
A page from Rana Abou Rjeily’s Cultural Connectives, a book comparing the Arabic and English languages.
The Arabic language is a formidable goal for any language learner, particularly because of its script. The cursive script used throughout the Arab world for all types of written communication bears little resemblance to the...