architecture

From dawn to dusk, the golden mosaics on the façade of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice shimmer and shine to differing degrees. The constantly shifting sunlight seems to bring endless ...

“Whenever it is proposed to prepare plans for the Capitol, I should prefer the adoption of some one ...

NEW HOPE, N.Y.—“If you sing the perfect note right in the center stage, the person at the back ...

Who hasn't heard the phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? The old adage is appropriate ...

Pediments are probably the most recognizable architectural form alongside the column. Throughout history, they have crowned all types ...

When life is chaotic, we often return home for respite. We may look to our family, faith, and ...

“The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion.” —Plato Plato’s words continue to echo ...

In 18th- and 19th-century England, wealthy young men traveled to continental Europe to explore ancient sites, discover ancient ...

MISSISSAUGA, Canada—Grand palaces, temples, and landscapes in the sky: these are just a few of the scenes architect ...

‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,’—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. —John ...

Fourteen centuries have taken its toll on Saint Germain des Prés, the oldest church in Paris. Built in ...

There is a deep human need for beauty, and if you ignore that need in architecture, your buildings ...

In Natchez, Mississippi, it’s fun to play pretend. On one night in the Southern river town, I find ...

Helen Valentine, a senior curator at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, shares how and why the ...

If you want foreboding old buildings that dark lords and werewolves are bound to frequent, look no further ...

NEW YORK-- Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue in New York City need no introduction, but few may know ...

In the 1920s and '30s, the "intelligentsia" in Europe and the liberal left in the United States became ...

NEW YORK—Since the Renaissance, architecture has been called the mother of all the arts. Traditionally, architects had to master ...

NEW YORK—Nostalgia and heartbreak for the original Pennsylvania Station has persisted since it was destroyed over half a ...

As plans are underway for the current Penn Station to redeem itself, it might be useful to reflect ...

In its eighth annual season, the Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF) opened the eyes and stimulated the ...

The Chinese government placed a ban on weird architecture earlier this year, but by that time a wealth ...

From the legendary Tower of Babel to the iconic Burj Khalifa, humans have always aspired to build to ...

Feels like this house was made of harmony and meditative peace.

When a young couple from Slovakia became a family of four, they decided to escape the confines of ...

No more giant gold coins, boxer shorts, or bird's nests.