Fiyel Levent describes an art and architecture of tolerance from medieval Andalusia.

Yutaka Sho shares how Rwandan communities are turning petrochemical waste into affordable and high-performance houses.

Thomas W. Ryan explores the seminal works of Alvar Aalto and Sigurd Lewerentz in Sweden and Finland.

Jennifer Magee writes about the need for an architecture modeled on nature.

Ruth Gyuse writes about the populations relocated in the making of the Kainji Dam in Nigeria, examining how grandiose national ideas are interpreted at the local level.

Sadia Shirazi writes about the transition from nomadic to fixed dwellings of the Gebeliya tribe in the Sinai Peninsula.

Ameet Hiremath writes about his exploration of the information technology (IT) parks of Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Naoki Seshimo writes about his exploration of the Cistercian monasteries in southern France through drawing.

Abigail Ransmeier writes about the successes and shortcomings of slum redevelopment programs in Mumbai.

Ronald Rael writes about the architectural culture of Wadi Hadhramaut, Yemen, which has remained devoted to its traditions of building with earth.