Architecture
Why Building Orientation Decides a Home's Comfort
Of all the decisions that shape how a home feels to live in, the direction it faces is among the most powerful and the least...
Architecture and design writer, page 4 of 9
James has written about architecture and the built environment for over a decade. He covers everything from landmark towers to small residential projects, and is particularly interested in how design decisions affect the people who use a space.
Architecture
Of all the decisions that shape how a home feels to live in, the direction it faces is among the most powerful and the least...
Games
Inside any building game with a sharing feature, a quiet culture of design review has grown up on its own.
Games
Lay out a settlement in a city building online game and you quickly feel which arrangements come alive and which stay lifeless.
Games
Modern games render weather with startling care, letting sunlight rake across a street, wind bend the trees, and rain pool in...
Games
Builders' merchants and online game stores share an odd habit. Both are permanently on sale.
Games
On any building site there is a second set of specifications that never appears on paper.