The Sydney Opera House might have been little more than a squat concrete building resembling a factory, and a visit to the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial could have required ...
We hear so much about the vanished wonders of the ancient architectural world, it's easy to forget about those of our more recent history, from the 19th century to the present. These train ...
Just like the flash cards of our youth, infographics make it much easier to digest, understand and remember information, whether we're talking multiplication tables or architectural styles. From ...
A rusted, L-shaped Corten steel volume replaces the missing corner of a crumbling Renaissance palace in the renovation of an ancient site in Pécs, Hungary. The contrast between the historic ...
106 years ago, San Francisco was in ruins. The earthquake of 1906 destroyed over 80% of the city, with 30 fires that broke out as a result burning down 25,000 buildings on 490 city blocks. But ...
Over the last 116 years, Olympic stadiums have gone from sprawling marble structures made from ancient Greek ruins to strikingly illuminated bird's nest-shaped buildings. Designed by architects ...
Built almost 1500 years ago, the stunning abbey of Saint Maurice in Switzerland seemed like the perfect place for a safe retreat, given its position beside a cliff. But then, the rocks began ...
Perched on jagged peaks in one of the most remote regions of the United States, the decaying Dutch Harbor Bunkers have sat silent and empty for over six decades. Their solid concrete forms blend ...
What if you took all of the elements of a building, hacked them apart and put them back together again without apparent rhyme or reason? At a glance, that seems to be the primary visual effect ...
Many an architect has dreamed up visionary plans for city centers, but few have actually seen their designs come to fruition in a real live urban setting. And while many such unbuilt concepts are ...
