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The 3DEPICS Journal
Contemporary epics by Imad Darouich, from 3DEPICS Studio in New York: short reads on the people, places and ideas behind the library. Each essay leads to the full epic.
Topics
Architects
The lives and ideas of the architects who shaped the modern world.
6 essays
Buildings & Cities
Landmarks, streets and cities, from Damascus to New York.
28 essays
Faith & Spirit
Prophets, sacred places and the spiritual side of building.
18 essays
Literature & Art
Poetry, plays and great works of literature, read anew.
16 essays
Ideas & Philosophy
The books and ideas behind architecture and the city.
27 essays
The Human Story
Love, memory, exile and the inner life of people today.
17 essays
Latest
Ideas & Philosophy
Imad Darouich: From Architect to Creator of Epics
An architect who never left architecture: he carried it into writing, where the chapter became a room and the book a city.
August 16, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
The Epic of Modernism
From Villa Savoye to the Seagram Building, an architect retells how modernism tried to make buildings honest.
August 11, 2026
Literature & Art
The Scream: A Bridge at the Edge of the Soul
Munch made fear visible and taught colour to scream, and then he put the viewer on the bridge.
August 8, 2026
Literature & Art
The Last Supper: The Table of Time
After a few minutes before Leonardo's wall, you stop counting the disciples and start counting your own betrayals.
August 8, 2026
Literature & Art
The Starry Night: The Sky That Turns Within Me
Darkness is not always an enemy: sometimes it is the only place where the stars can be seen.
August 8, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
When AI Entered Architecture's Holy of Holies
The machine can draw a thousand houses in seconds, yet it has never missed a home.
August 7, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
The Epic of the Architect Who Still Remains a Student
An architect who has taught for years still sits among books, learning from every person he meets.
August 7, 2026
Buildings & Cities
The Epic of the Olive Press That Became a Mosque
What once pressed olives now presses away heedlessness, and what made lamp oil now makes light for hearts.
August 7, 2026
Architects
Alison Brooks: The Architect Who Made Timber Smile
Imad reads a curved timber pavilion in London as proof that a small structure can change how people think.
August 7, 2026
Architects
Bisher Tabbaa: Architecture That Breathes
An architect who looks down to the earth before he builds up, from Brooklyn to the sands of Aqaba.
August 7, 2026