Urbanogram - Journal of the Built Environment | Issue 4
February 2026
The fourth issue of the magazine "Urbanogram - Journal of the Built Environment" has just been published with the title "Will Spring be far?".
The title is derived from a poem by Percy Shelley called "Ode to the West Wind". It poses the question: "If Winter comes, will Spring be far behind?". Accordingly, this year's edition focuses on a positive outlook for the future, while at the same time looking back to the past serves as a source of inspiration and reflection.
The contributions in this year's edition come from young international architects and academics, including five students/graduates of the University of Arts Linz and BASEhabitat: Ania Chorzepa, Kaarel Kuusk, Paige Michutka, Prarthana Murali, Rikunj Shah.
Urbanogram: Journal of the Built Environment is a project that brings together architectural theorists and architects from around the world by regularly publishing their texts on historical urban spaces in a contemporary context. The central concern of the journal is an international audience of authors and readers. It explores the tension between urbanism and an increasingly globalized world in which cities and urban landscapes reflect cultural diversity in countless facets. Urbanogram therefore aims to bring together academic texts and creative works by authors who are rooted in their cultures and interested in a comprehensive perspective on their respective everyday urban lives. ...
Ania Chorzepa is an architectural designer, builder and teacher with a deep focus on natural materials, particularly earth and fiber. Now based in Germany and balancing her work with motherhood, Ania's practice centers on building with earth, teaching hands-on workshops and material research. Founder, Kompost Hub, 2025 Earth Builder at Lehmbau Gaerter, Wasserburg am Inn, Germany Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture - BASEhabitat, University of Arts, Linz, 2023 Master of Architecture - De Montfort University, Leicester, 2016 Bachelor of Architecture - De Montfort University, Leicester, 2014
Kaarel Kuusk is an independent rammed earth construction specialist and a spatial designer fascinated by the architectural qualities and the symbolic richness of clay as a building material. In recent years he has contributed to the development of clay building culture at his home - Estonia and in the Baltics by mentoring earth building workshops and designing and building human scale rammed earth interventions. Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture - BASEhabitat, University of Arts, Linz, 2023 Master of Arts (Interior Architecture), Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, 2021 Bachelor of Arts (Interior Architecture), Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, 2016
Paige Michutka is an American architectural designer with work experience in the U.S., Germany, and Austria. She is passionate about sustainable, equitable, and innovative design processes that challenge the systems that shape the built environment. Paige is based in Vienna, Austria, and is in the process of completing her Masters of Architecture at the University of Art and Design Linz. Student Assistant, Urban Design Studio, University of Arts and Design Linz, 2025 BSc. in Architecture, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, University of Cincinnati, 2018
Prarthana Murali is an architectural designer from Chennai, India, currently based in Munich, Germany. Through her studio work, hands-on material explorations and research, her core focus has been on building a practice rooted in ecological sensitivity and social responsibility while engaging with the parallels between architecture and indigenous history, heritage and archaeology. Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture - BASEhabitat, University of Arts, Linz, 2023 Registered Architect, Council of Architecture, India, 2015 Bachelor of Architecture, SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, 2
Rikunj Shah is an architect working at the intersection of natural materials and contextual design. Deeply interested in indigenous knowledge systems of a place, he has contributed to multiple projects across diverse cultures and geographies. His work reflects an ongoing search for compassionate ways of designing and building spaces. Founder, Studio Reverence, 2025 Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture - BASEhabitat, University of Arts, Linz, 2023 Diploma in Indian Aesthetics, Department of Philosophy, University of Mumbai, 2021 Registered Architect, Council of Architecture, India, 2020 Bachelor of Architecture, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Architecture, Navi Mumbai, 2019
