From words to music, film, and architecture In my previous articles, I explored two connected ideas. The first was that the built environment can act like a plot. A plot is not…

Chronotope and Narrative Design Architecture as a Condition for Human Stories In my previous article, I explored the idea that the built environment can operate like a narrative system. Architecture is not…

Plot, Chronotope, and the Built Environment Introduction Cities are often described through infrastructure, density, economics, zoning, and form. Yet none of these alone explains why certain places become alive while others remain…