Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid Reopens to Public After 14-Year Hiatus
Built nearly 4,700 years ago as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the structure underwent more than a decade of on-and-off restorations
Spend a Night in This 65-Foot-Tall, Elephant-Shaped Airbnb
Keen travelers can pay $138 to spend a night inside Lucy the Elephant, a 138-year-old six-story structure on the Jersey Shore
How New York Made Frank Lloyd Wright a Starchitect
The Wisconsin-born architect’s buildings helped turn the city he once called an ‘inglorious mantrap’ into the center of the world
Seven Spots Where You Can See Big-Name Architecture in Small-Town America
From gas stations to public libraries, these celebrity architect-designed buildings are worth a road trip
Scientists Prove Leonardo da Vinci’s 500-Year-Old Bridge Design Actually Works
A model created at MIT shows the bridge, which would have been 10 times longer than typical ones, could have spanned the Golden Horn
137 Years After Construction Began, La Sagrada Familia Receives Building Permit
The church’s trustees hope to complete construction by 2026, the centenary of architect Antoni Gaudi’s death
France’s Senate Requires That Notre-Dame’s Iconic Spire Be Rebuilt ‘Exactly as It Was’
The bill contradicts an earlier call for proposals to replace the fallen tower with a more modern aesthetic
Engineer Says Notre-Dame Is Vulnerable to High Winds
Models show damage to the roof vaults have cut the structure’s wind resistance by over half
I.M. Pei Dies at 102 Years Old. Here Are Some of His Essential Buildings
The architect changed the way the world sees itself
Five Things We’ve Learned in the Aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire
Here’s how France is rebuilding in the wake of the disaster
The Controversy Over the Planned Le Corbusier Museum
Scholars, architects have accused France’s culture ministry of “complicity in an attempt to rehabilitate” Le Corbusier’s legacy
A Tiny Danish Town Plans to Build Western Europe’s Tallest Skyscraper
The town of Brande (population: 7,000) is headquarters of clothing brand Bestseller, which wants to construct the 1,049-foot spire
New Study Offers Clues to Dominance of Curve-Filled Museum Designs
Architects are more likely than non-experts to deem curvilinear spaces beautiful, but less likely to enter curved over straight-edged rooms
‘House of Tomorrow,’ Futuristic Marvel From the 1933 World’s Fair, Is Available to Lease
Tenants will be expected to take on between $2.5 and 3 million in renovations of the historic property
Seoul Will Welcome a Robot Science Museum Constructed by Robots
Robots and drones will be involved in all aspects of the project, including design, manufacture and assembly
Architect Annabelle Selldorf Will Design New Interpretation Center for China’s Forbidden City
The restored Qianlong Garden complex, a sprawling oasis of four courtyards and 27 pavilions, is set to open to the public for the first time in 2020
Five Events to Watch For as Germany Celebrates 100 Years of the Bauhaus Movement
Bauhaus 100 looks back—and forward—to the movement that united formal art and craftsmanship in functional, streamlined designs
21 Years After Fire, Shroud of Turin Chapel Restored to Former Glory
The space, originally designed by priest and mathematician Guarino Guarini, includes a spectacular and intricate wood and marble dome
Glasgow School of Art Will Be Rebuilt, But Construction Could Last Up to a Decade
In June, an inferno blazed through the Scottish school’s historic Mackintosh Building, which was under renovation following a 2014 fire
24,000 Documents Detailing Life of Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted Now Available Online
Collection includes journals, personal correspondence detailing development of Biltmore estate, U.S. Capitol grounds and the Chicago World’s Fair
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