Designing a 2020s Art Deco for Jerusalem

What would a 2020s equivalent of Art Deco look like — one that picks up classical proportion and ornament while integrating everything modernism got right? Architect Hannah asked exactly that, and this episode builds the answer from the ground up. We explore proportional systems derived from the golden ratio, the window-to-wall ratios that align Passivhaus standards with traditional facades, and how Jerusalem's 1918 stone ordinance offers a model for form-based codes. We also tackle the cost objection to ornament — and explain why CNC routers and digital fabrication have made it obsolete. If you're an architect who wants to design something beautiful, traditional, and genuinely contemporary, this is your starting point.