The inventive and irreverent architect Frank Gehry was born on February 28, 1929 in Toronto, Canada. From his earliest works, Frank Gehry has shattered conventions, designing buildings that some critics ... Read More

The Pritzker Prize-winning Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn was a Modernist, yet he was inspired by primitive shapes and Scandinavian tradition. Some critics compared his Norwegian Glacier Museum to a flying ... Read More

Reading obituaries of New York architect J. Max Bond, Jr., I'm reminded once again of how few Black architects have gained prominence in the United States. When Bond was a ... Read More

February 21 marks the day when the newly completed Washington Monument was officially dedicated in 1885. Architect Robert Mills had a very different vision for the tall white obelisk. He ... Read More

The world-renowned architect Louis I. Kahn was born on February 20, 1901. Kahn designed some of the most important buildings of the twentieth century, yet he died penniless. Kahn's ... Read More

From the bare-bones Usonian houses by Frank Lloyd Wright to the mass-produced Lustron Homes pioneered by Carl Strandlund, architects have been searching for ways to design inexpensive housing. University of ... Read More

Naomi in our Discussion Forum has a bone to pick with a novelist who placed her story in a so-called Medieval castle -- complete with carpeting, glass windows, and heavy ... Read More

Those wonderful Prairie Style Houses that Frank Lloyd Wright designed have such rich colors and textures. But, what about the bathrooms? Did Wright heed the call of nature when choosing ... Read More

For Valentine's Day, the Royal Institute of British Architects invites enthusiasts to vote for buildings that stir their hearts. Contenders include Portmeirion, Wales, Edinburgh Castle, and the London Eye. But, why ... Read More

Germaine Greer really gave Dubai a thrashing in The Guardian this week. "For all its extravagant novelties and its masses of petunias, Dubai is a city with neither charm nor character," ... Read More

I was so dazzled by the modernist architecture unveiled for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, I never imagined the horror of the fire at the 44-story Television Cultural Center ... Read More

Every time I drive past the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC), I wonder how the 221,200-square-foot building stays up. Defying gravity, EMPAC perches on a 30-degree slope in ... Read More

Born on February 8, 1819, John Ruskin was a writer, critic, scientist, poet, artist, environmentalist, and philosopher. Rebelling against formal, classical styles, John Ruskin reawakened interest in heavy, elaborate Gothic ... Read More

A reader in our Forum wonders what architects are doing in the face of the current economic crisis. Are they taking on different types of projects? Changing terms with their ... Read More

Millard Fuller, who died this week, is widely praised for developing a non-profit housing ministry that became Habitat for Humanity. He should also be praised for preaching moderation in an ... Read More

Cleaner, Smarter is the motto emblazoned on buses in the reconstructed New Orleans. As the "Big Easy" gears up for Mardi Gras, it's getting praise from environmentalists for solar-powered houses ... Read More

Today, February 3, is the birthday of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Born at the cusp of Modernism in 1893, Aalto became famous for both his buildings and his furniture designs. ... Read More

Dynamic leaders like Barack Obama are household words, but few people know the names of the many Black architects and designers who helped build the United States. Only about ... Read More