Haunted House Tales
Monday October 30, 2006
A dilapidated Victorian house may be an architect's nightmare, but it's the perfect environment to enjoy reading these spooky books about haunted houses. Are they true? The writers say so... ... Read More
Hollywood's Haunted Houses
Sunday October 29, 2006
What is it about the Second Empire style? These tall houses with their high mansard roofs are the favored setting for spooky movies like Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. But when French ... Read More
Honoring the United Nations
Tuesday October 24, 2006
The United Nations has been in the news a lot lately as the U.N. Security Council discusses the nuclear testing in North Korea. As tension mounts, it may be helpful ... Read More
Hometown, or Horror Town?
Sunday October 22, 2006
It's everyone's idea of hometown: a New Urbanist neighborhood with walkable roads and corner shops. But are planned communities all they're cracked up to be? A reader sends us ... Read More
Architecture that Lights the Way
Wednesday October 18, 2006
The ragged coast of Maine, the rugged Oregon Coast, and up and down ocean shores in North America and Europe, lighthouses are beautiful beacons. Their designs are similar, and yet ... Read More
Big Weekend for Landscape Architects
Saturday October 7, 2006
"Green Solutions for a Blue Planet" is the theme for the year's biggest event for landscape architects, happening now through October 10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Members of the American Society ... Read More