Architecture · Civilization · Faith · Ideas
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
Faith & Spirit
The Grand Tribunal of Duha
Three hundred and sixty joints file their claims at dawn, and two small rak'ahs answer them all.
August 7, 2026
The Human Story
The Epic of the Man Two Homelands Forgot
He returned after twenty years to find his childhood gone, and learned he had become a third place between two homes.
August 7, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
When History Wore a Helmet of Fire
People forgot the victims and remembered the helmets, because history washes away the blood and keeps the shine.
August 6, 2026
Literature & Art
Ghassan Massoud: When Silence Becomes a School
A salute to a Syrian actor who made the light chase him and proved that silence can be a stance.
August 2, 2026
Faith & Spirit
The Strangest Stories of Imam Al-Ghazali
A thief asked how knowledge could live inside a bag, and Al-Ghazali never forgot the question.
August 2, 2026
Faith & Spirit
The Epic of Imam Al-Ghazali
At the height of his fame, Al-Ghazali fell silent, left Baghdad and went looking for his own heart.
August 2, 2026
Buildings & Cities
Atlantic Avenue: Where Arabic Speaks with a New York Accent
On Atlantic Avenue, a greeting in Arabic and the smell of za'atar take Imad back to his childhood.
July 30, 2026
Faith & Spirit
Architecture Beyond Reality
In a surreal city, mosques grow out of the earth and every part of a building takes part in prayer.
July 24, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
The Last Court of Mirrors
He came to judge a whole people and was seated first among the accused.
July 24, 2026
The Human Story
Latin Football: When Legacy Betrays Its Keepers
When creativity falls silent, emotion grows louder: a poem on what a team owes the legends who built its name.
July 24, 2026