Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...

The Architecture Highlights Tour starts downtown, across the street from the visitors center at the First Christian Church, built in 1942, the city’s first foray into modern architecture. Miller, a ...

These buildings can come in any shape or size, so long as their design embodies more than just a greenwashed buzzword ...

Besides providing external protection, natural ventilation, insulation and energy efficiency, the presence of façades enhances the building’s personality and character. Among the different types of ...

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 ...

Walk through any major city today and you're surrounded by glass towers, concrete blocks, and repetitive facades that stretch endlessly into the sky. They look efficient, even impressive sometimes.

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 ...

There's no end in sight to the building boom on college campuses in Houston, adding a flurry of new, modernist buildings to campuses that began with traditional architecture 75 to 100 or more years ...

One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to find the most unusual architecture in town. I find odd buildings utterly ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring traditional and classical architecture the "preferred" and "default" style for all major new federal buildings in the United States, ...