The dramatic new Walt Disney Hall opened with fireworks and fanfare during an inaugural concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Frank Gehry's astonishing design has been stirring tremendous excitement ... Read More

As reconstruction proceeds, what can we expect to see at Ground Zero? For a peek into the future, take a look at the startling, highly symbolic buildings of Santiago Calatrava, ... Read More

During Victorian times, many builders found ideas, inspiration and instruction from architectural planbooks published by noted designers. Here are our top picks for planbooks from the Victorian era.

What could be spookier than a Victorian home decorated for halloween? Last year, the owners of a lovely Queen Anne sent us this photo. Is your house even spookier? Read ... Read More

For all its exquisite beauty, the magnificent Yuanmingyuan Palace in Peking was ill-fated. The palace and gardens were looted and burned by English and French forces on October 18, 1860. ... Read More

If you've turned on the news, you may have seen reports about the 508-meter tall Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan. According to CNN and other news media, the nearly ... Read More

"Reading Yin Yu Tang, The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House, can make one both happy and sad," writes book reviewer Johnni Wong in Malaysia's Star. The ... Read More

With 600 years under its belt, you would think that the Charles Bridge in Prague is due for a bit of reconstruction. But it's not that easy. Here's a report ... Read More

A train runs right through the through the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, the building appears squashed beneath ... Read More

Ever dream of living in a house made of glass? If you have $4.5 to $6 million, you'll get your chance on December 12 when Sotheby's of New York ... Read More

More than 75 important architectural sites in New York City will be open for viewing -- free of charge -- for New York's first annual "openhousenewyork" (OHNY), to be held on ... Read More

"I'm thinking of replacing my single pane original windows with double pane vinyl clad windows to cut down on noise from downtown, heating and cooling bills, and I will never ... Read More

You know him for his ambitious plans for New York's Ground Zero. You may admire him for his striking and controversial Jewish Museum in Berlin. Well, now architect Daniel Libeskind ... Read More

The other day a reader asked me, "How do I go about finding an architect?" Sure, he could thumb through a phone book. He could also browse online architect ... Read More

Seems like a great idea: Install an emergency power generator and you won't be left in the dark next time there's a big storm, a downed wire, or a massive ... Read More