Architecture
Q and A With Architect David Adjaye
The designer of the National Museum of African American History and Culture talks about his vision for the new building
February 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Sistine Chapel of the Andes
Just miles from Peru’s Incan ruins lie artifacts from another era—beautiful Baroque churches that married Spanish design with indigenous culture
January 12, 2012 |
By Rebecca Dalzell
The Monuments That Were Never Built
In a new exhibit at the National Building Museum, imagine Washington D.C. as it could have been
November 23, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
A Whole Town Under One Roof
We're moving on up—visions of a self-contained community within a 1,000-foot tall skyscraper
November 18, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
The Secrets of Ancient Rome’s Buildings
What is it about Roman concrete that keeps the Pantheon and the Colosseum still standing?
November 16, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
Shanghai Gets Supersized
Boasting 200 skyscrapers, China's financial capital has grown like no other city on earth – and shows few signs of stopping
November 2011 |
By David Devoss with additional reporting by Lauren Hilgers
Thomas Edison’s Brief Stint As A Homemaker
The famous inventor envisioned a future of inexpensive, prefabricated concrete homes.
October 21, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
Building Expectations
How do people decide what does or doesn't look futuristic?
October 18, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront
October 12, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
The Boston Globe of 1900 Imagines the Year 2000
A utopian vision of Boston promises no slums, no traffic jams, no late mail deliveries and, best of all, night baseball games
October 04, 2011 |
By Matt Novak
How to Save the Taj Mahal?
A debate rages over preserving the awe-inspiring, 350-year-old monument that now shows signs of distress from pollution and shoddy repairs
September 2011 |
By Jeffrey Bartholet
How to Turn 8,000 Plastic Bottles Into a Building
Peace Corps volunteer Laura Kutner demonstrates how she turned trash into the building blocks for one community's revival
June 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee Hotel, Finally Restored
Interior designers spared no detail in bringing this historic lodge back to its luxurious origins
May 24, 2011 |
By Kristin Ohlson
A Tour of California's Spanish Missions
A poignant reminder of the region's fraught history, missions such as San Miguel are treasured for their stark beauty
May 2011 |
By Jamie Katz
The Wildlife of T.C. Boyle's Santa Barbara
The author finds inspiration at the doorstep of his Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house near the central California town
February 2011 |
By T.C. Boyle
A Breathtaking New Bridge
The construction of the bridge that bypasses the Hoover Dam was an Erector Set dream come true for this photographer
December 2010 |
By T.A. Frail
With Ancient Arches, the Old is New Again
An MIT professor shows how ancient architecture can be the basis for a more sustainable future
August 2010 |
By Logan Ward
The World’s Great Structures Built With Legos
For 15 years, Adam Reed Tucker was an architect. Now, he constructs models of famous buildings with thousands of Legos
July 30, 2010 |
By Brandon Springer
Shanghai’s European Suburbs
Chinese urban planners are building new towns with a foreign flair, each mimicking architecture from Europe’s storied cities
June 10, 2010 |
By Rachel Kaufman
Savoring Puebla
Mexico's "City of Angels" is home to gilded churches, artistic treasures and a delectable culinary culture
December 2009 |
By Francine Prose
