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
Architects
Tatiana Bilbao: When Housing Becomes a Right, Not a Privilege
A Mexican architect asks where ordinary people live, and answers with a house that grows with the family inside it.
June 22, 2026
The Human Story
We Begin Again: A Poem About Rebuilding After Loss
A house can fall in a single moment, yet what survives the ruins is the human will to build again.
June 21, 2026
The Human Story
The Trial of Poverty Before a Mother Who Refused Defeat
Poverty sat at their table for years, the mother tells the court, but it never entered their hearts.
June 21, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
Do Not Return: Wonder Does Not Live in Ruins
Imad advises against going back to the place where you were once happy, and to walk toward a wonder still unwritten.
June 21, 2026
Buildings & Cities
The Syria We Dream Of Looks Like Us
Imad wants no borrowed copy of another city, only a Syria that looks like its soil, its songs and its mothers' laughter.
June 21, 2026
Buildings & Cities
Between Al-Andalus and the Maya: Architecture in Cancún
In Cancún, an arch over the water recalls Córdoba and leads Imad to a resort where two civilizations meet.
June 21, 2026
Buildings & Cities
Between Two Arches of Light: A Poem About Al-Andalus
On the shore at Cancún, Imad sees Al-Andalus beneath the water and comes home carrying an arch of light.
June 21, 2026
Buildings & Cities
Damascus: A Home for All
In one Damascus alley, four languages embrace and the shadow of a minaret touches the shadow of a bell.
June 21, 2026
Ideas & Philosophy
The Pomegranate Is a Building
Break a pomegranate open and you do not spill juice; you uncover a palace built without scaffolding or drawings.
June 21, 2026
Buildings & Cities
Palau de la Música Catalana Poem: A Palace That Sings
In a Barcelona concert hall, colour, glass and stone made Imad hear the architecture sing.
June 21, 2026