Architects

The monument at sunset.

The Washington Monument Looks Like an Obelisk Because of Egyptomania

In the 1800s, America was desperate to look like it had been around for a while, so it was adopting old styles. Really old

Retro-Futuristic "House of Tomorrow" Declared a National Treasure

The property in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is seeking $2 million to return it to its 1933 World's Fair glory

The room has plenty of "Hudson River light" to spark the artist in a lucky bidder and their guest.

Channel Edward Hopper With a Night in His Bedroom

Stay in the childhood home of one of history’s greatest painters

For sale: a home with a bookish past.

You Could Own F. Scott Fitzgerald’s House

Live in the Victorian rowhouse where a career was born

A rendering of the 10-ton block of ice.

Watch a 10-Ton Ice Cube Melt on a Seattle Square

It’s a different kind of block party

The Dessen Bauhaus was home to ambitious movement that went far beyond blocky architecture.

Harvard Just Launched a Fascinating Resource All About Bauhaus

The newly digitized collection is as ambitious as the art school it documents

The newly opened glass bridge in Zhangjiajie Forest Park

Gulp: The World's Highest, Longest Glass Bridge Opens in China

The new bridge in Hunan's Zhangjiajie Forest Park overlooks the mountains that inspired Avatar

The viewing pod slides up and down the tower, which has been acknowledged as world's most slender by Guinness World Records.

New Observation Tower Is World's Thinnest

Brighton's West Pier comes back to life...as a crazy vertical viewing tower

The World’s Largest Picnic Basket Faces an Uncertain Future

The fast decline of a kitschy landmark

A courtyard in front of a mosque adjacent to the al-Qarawiyyin Library, pre-restoration.

The World’s Oldest Working Library Will Soon Open Its Doors to the Public

After renovations wrap up in September, the library at Morocco’s al-Qarawiyyin University will debut an exhibition section for non-scholars

Residents of Makoko look on its floating school at night in December. Today, the school is nothing more than an empty, broken platform.

This Floating School Was a Design Nerd’s Dream

…until it sank

Some architects are in a timber state of mind.

Will Skyscrapers of the Future Be Built From Wood?

Why cross-laminated timber might become the newest trend in urban architecture

A ceiling sculpted by Isamu Noguchi has been restored and is open to public viewing.

A Modernist Sculpted Ceiling Was Uncovered in a U-Haul Showroom

The Isamu Noguchi work is being shown once again

The late Zaha Hadid sits in front of one of her structures, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London.

Here are Seven of Zaha Hadid's Most Stunning Structures

The architect leaves behind an astonishing legacy

The museum has generated controversy over gentrification of Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics.

Imagining an Alarming Future at Brazil's Museum of Tomorrow

The ambitious museum looks at where humankind is headed—and asks how they'll live in a post-climate-change world

At Long Last, Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transit Hub Is Open

The $4 billion train station has been called beautiful and a boondoggle

Beijing's CCTV Tower has been compared to a pair of glorious pants.

These Are 10 of China’s Strangest Buildings

Chinese officials want to ditch the country's bizarre architecture

One hundred and eleven new buildings were constructed in the downtown area between 1931 and 1933. The vast majority took their cues from Art Deco, the era’s cutting-edge architectural trend.

How an Earthquake Turned This New Zealand Town into the Art Deco Capital of the World

Napier turned its tragic past into an architectural wonder

This kindergarten in Fredericksberg, Denmark was inspired by how a child might draw a house.

How Children’s Imaginations Inspired This Cool School

A new Danish kindergarten was envisioned by the way a child might draw a house

The woven courtyard will feature wading pools and a colorful kaleidoscope of ropes.

A Museum Courtyard Will Be Taken Over by a Colorful Web

“Weaving the Courtyard” will bring a kaleidoscopic of color to MoMA PS1

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