In the northeast corner of Cal Poly’s San Luis Obispo campus, the wind whistles through more than two dozen perplexing structures nestled into a grassy canyon. The structures have unorthodox designs, ...

Ancient Roman architecture is seen as a part of classical architecture and generally builds off of the three classical orders—Ionic, Corinthian, and Doric—which were developed in ancient Greece. Later ...

A new book by GSAPP Dean Emerita Amale Andraos and Dan Wood offers readers an overview of their recent design work.

A decade that lurched in with a listless and faltering financial recovery now struts out, as far as architecture is concerned, in triumph. Not since the 1920s has there been anything like the flurry ...

Jan Golembiewski is affiliated with Medical Architecture, a firm specialising in architectural psychology. In 1966, a British planner called Maurice Broady came up with a new term for the ...

FAVELAS, named after the Brazilian creeping plant ’favela’ have existed in Brazil since the late 19th century. Wretched areas of closely packed dwellings were planted in the cities, on the outskirts ...

The Architectural Foundation of Oregon's new Design Trail showcases meticulously restored historic buildings, including the ...

Not all buildings are created equal. While many add value in terms of aesthetics and economics, some are just so horrid-looking that they easily ruin what could have been a picturesque city skyline.

It can take decades for a significant building to rise up from concept to rooftop and years more for the public to fully appreciate it as architecture worthy of civic pride. The National Museum of ...