Construction plans were hindered by sanctions and supply chain issues, forcing architects to come up with creative...
Architecture
The United States in particular experienced a period of economic bounty after World War II. Consumer Products...
The contrast of tall modern buildings and older ones conveys the modern turn and the economic affluence...
The Ponte Vecchio is historically significant as the city’s only remaining premodern bridge. Introduction On the night...
Ancient Greek houses frequently had a “complex pattern of spatial usage”, with rooms being used for multiple...
The Roman house was, as is true today, where the nuclear family lived. When one thinks of...
Alpine cottages arose, unexpectedly, amid the hillocks and modest streams of 19th-century England. This article, Little Switzerlands:...
Non-religious public gatherings have been occurring for millennia, but it’s only in the recent centuries that dedicated...
Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple in 2008 yielded new insights into the engineering feats of the golden...
A German archaeologist deciphered the Roman amphitheater’s amazing underground labyrinth. By Dr. Tom MuellerHistorian and Author Note:...
If the Fair’s ideas about art and capitalism failed to take hold, its messages about race and...
Getting a good night’s rest relies on several factors, one of the most important being your bed....
Analyzing implemented eco-anthropocentric urban planning and architectural design projects. By Dr. Michael EichnerVice Director of the Architecture...
We need to abandon Petropolis to prevent climate breakdown. Environmentalism is often experienced as a desire to return...
Two Getty curators chat about some of their favorite Paul R. Williams buildings and the architect’s extraordinary...
There is a tremendous wealth of research on Gilded Age Pittsburgh, examining the other side of that...
There are many aspects of interior decoration yet most people focus just on the elements they want...
Infrastructure before 1700 consisted mainly of roads and canals. This began to change very rapidly. Introduction Infrastructure before...
These mosaics and frescoes are the result of patronage by a wealthy intellectual and high-ranking official. Introduction...
How a passionate architect is putting people first with the preservation of Sidi Harazem. Aziza Chaouni first...
Architect and engineer Eladio Dieste’s lasting effect on a small Uruguayan town. Do you know who designed...
Looking at ongoing conservation work and how the pandemic may shape future approaches to tourism and protection...
When the temperatures start to drop outside and the winter weather begins to kick in, there is...
Park Güell stands as a unique testament to the relationship between Antoni Gaudí’s singular architectural style and...
Nostalgia has made a mark in interior design and Australian home décor is seeing a great revival...
The construction of Kukulcán (“El Castillo”), like other Mesoamerican pyramids, likely reflected the common practice by the...
Their architecture has become an important key to understanding their religious beliefs and culture as a whole....
One of the major problems faced by the early pyramid builders was the need to move huge...
When the villa was excavated, sixty-eight sections of wall paintings were removed before the remains of the...
Exploring the main elements of municipal water supply and their artificial development. By Dr. Henning FahlbuschProfessor of...