Jackie's Architecture Blog

This three-bedroom home looks like an A-frame, but the top is flat. What is it? • Solve this mystery • Read more about the A-frame style• See more Mystery Houses

The compact, 14th century city of Prague in the Czech Republic has been a model of urban planning throughout Europe. Now, city planners in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA are finding inspiration ... Read More

CBS reports that there are at least 75,000 Sears Roebuck homes in the United States. In the little town of Carlinville, Illinois, all the houses came from Sears. • Sears House ... Read More

We want to make a statement," say the owners of this handsome gambrel roofed home. How can they make the house stand out, but still fit in? • Solve this mystery • Try out ... Read More

The owners can trace the genealogy of their stately home. "In fact, we even walk to the nearby cemetery to visit the original owners!" But, what did the house look ... Read More

It’s not SimCity or MSFlight Simulator, but the simulated home building computer game, Building Homes of Our Own, has captured the imagination -— and attention -— of middle and high ... Read More

Santiago Calatrava, the Spanish architect selected to design a new train and subway station at the World Trade Center site in New York, is an inventive architect, engineer, and sculptor. ... Read More

After many years of discussion and debate, plans to build a memorial to Holocaust victims is finally underway in Berlin, Germany. Designed by U.S. architect Peter Eisenman, the Berlin Holocaust ... Read More

When a major power blackout sweeps across northeastern United States and parts of southern Canada, and when a deadly heat wave strains power sources throughout Europe, we realize just how ... Read More

In a lively British TV show, pop celebrities ask viewers to vote on the future of an old building. The winning structure gets to be restored. The one-hour show, "Restoration," airs ... Read More

Two towers with bell-shaped roofs flank a center gable with a Palladian window. Is this home a Queen Anne? • Solve this mystery • About the Queen Anne Style

Recently, two major newspapers both ran articles about building a home without using an architect. The Washington Post described the process of designing a home using a computer software program. The ... Read More

Seventy-five years after designing plans for an unconventional mausoleum, Frank Lloyd Wright's proposed structure will be built. Following Wright's plans, stone and concrete terraces and a monolithic headsone will be constructed ... Read More

The sky's the limit in China, where Cesar Pelli's new glass and steel tower, Two International Finance Centre (Two IFC), has become the tallest building in Hong Kong. Across ... Read More

While criticism flies over Gehry's Disney Hall in Los Angeles, another Gehry performance hall recently opened across the country at Bard College in Beacon, New York. According to the Boston ... Read More

So far, only a privileged few have toured Frank Gehry's nearly completed Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles, but opinions are flying. Newsweek calls the Gehry's building a "A Mighty Monument ... Read More

Forget bricks and mortar. Tomorrow's buildings may be made of an ultra-thin film that looks something like the plastic used for soda bottles. Check out this report on SmartWrap Architecture, ... Read More

"What is the relationship between home and a good cup of coffee?" architecture critic John Leland asks this week in the New York Times. "On first reckoning, coffee (or ... Read More

Surrounded by Victorians and Craftsman bungalows, this triangular duplex home has seen many remodelings. What was it originally? • Solve this mystery • See more Mystery Houses

You've just moved into your new house. Now what? For really tough decorating decisions, I like to send readers to the idea-packed pages of Glenna Morton, our About Guide to ... Read More

It seemed like such a good idea -- keep criminals and undesirables out of the neighborhood. About four million families in the USA live in "gated" communities. Before entering, visitors ... Read More

This house was built in 1910 by a boat builder near a port in Washington state. What style is the house and what interior and exterior colors are appropriate? • Solve this ... Read More

"This is just a place to keep my thoughts about what we want when we build a custom home," writes the author of a fascinating Web log titled, HousePlans. For ... Read More

Eighteen new National Historic Landmarks, including a Rock 'n' Roll Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, have been designated by the U.S. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks" are places where significant ... Read More

The New York Times heralds the choice of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to design a new terminal on the site of the World Trade Center. Calling Calatrava's structures "open and ... Read More

The diamond pattern in the shingles is based on an old photo. At one time, this house also had spindle details around a small front porch. Can you name the ... Read More

In a world of cookie-cutter suburbs, many communities are bringing back the charm of old fashioned brick pavement, reports USATODAY.com Want to bring the beauty of brick to your own backyard? ... Read More

The owners want to rehabilitate this 1880s house. Yes, it's a Victorian... But the Victorian era brought many very different styles. What's this style? Read clues and solve the mystery. ... Read More