In a remarkable convergence of creative genius and technological advancement, some of the world’s most acclaimed works of architecture were built in a period of just 20 years. This period, from ...

At his book launch at New York’s Center for Architecture, Kenneth Frampton admitted that he had not visited all of the 14 pairs of building analyzed in A Genealogy of Modern Architecture: Comparative ...

Some people see older buildings as revered artifacts that have stood the test of time, but others see them as occupying sites that could be used for new development. That tension is currently playing ...

Have you ever noticed a diner, or perhaps a motel, gas station, or drive-in, that looks like it would fit in the Jetsons’ neighborhood? A confluence of car culture and the Atomic and Space Ages, ...

Contemporary Egyptian architecture draws from a rich history. As a cradle of civilization, the transcontinental country has influenced diverse building styles and design cultures. Home to some of the ...

Take a walking tour through Rotterdam, Netherlands, and explore a city that was rebuilt from the ground up. Discover its bold ...

As the debate unfolds, the experts and students wrestle with tensions between heritage and progress; local identity and ...

The Little Switzerland neighborhood was developed in 1938 and by 1939 architects Jane West Clauss and Alfred Clauss had begun designing modern homes to sit atop its ridge. The couple also lived in the ...

In 1984, Prince Charles delivered a speech to the Royal Institute of British Architects castigating modern architecture and calling for Britain to start putting up more traditional buildings. While ...

Given that the architects of modernity were in search of purity of form, it stands to reason that the image of this modern architecture is almost inevitably rendered in white in the collective ...