Twelve years ago, the Walt Disney Company built an architect's dream of utopia, an entire village planned according to New Urbanist ideas and designed by America's most famous architects. Today ... Read More

If ever architecture expressed spiritual ideals, it would be in the lofty Gothic structures of medieval Europe and Great Britain. Churches and synagogues embraced the new style. Learn about the ... Read More

During this holiday season, it's painful to think of the thousands of families who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters. One way to help the victims ... Read More

The new owners of this handsome brick home know it was built in the late 1800s, but they aren't sure about the style. The clues? The house is rectangular and ... Read More

Early in 2005, the United Kingdom's Channel 4 launched a show to find - and possibly destroy - the ugliest building in Britain. Viewers nominated a whopping 1,000 eyesores, and ... Read More

Built in the early 1900s, this tall house has many fine Victorian details. It also has a somewhat unusual shape... The rear of the house is wider than the front ... Read More

Well, King Kong is at it again. The legendary giant ape is climbing the Empire State Building and terrorizing New York City. If you go to see the new King ... Read More

The new owners of this impressive Queen Anne Victorian are planning major repairs. The siding appears to be stucco, but it is damaged and will need to be replaced. What ... Read More

Saddam Hussein, who is on trial for crimes against humanity, is also accused of crimes against architecture. In Babylon, he built himself a monument on top of ancient artifacts. He ... Read More

Built in 1918, this home has a Colonial look, but it's square with a pyramid-shaped roof. How would you describe the style? • Join the discussion • House Styles

Louis Sullivan said that form follows function, but does it really? Can you tell whether a building is a theater, a library, or a museum just by looking at the ... Read More

This stone house in Pennsylvania has some characteristics of the Tudor Revival style, but it doesn't have the typical Tudor chimneys. How would you describe the style? • See more photos, ... Read More

Recently Morley Safer, correspondent for the CBS 60 Minutes show, reported that American houses are "growing from sea to shining sea, like some alien weed." But just a few ... Read More