The American Academy of Arts and Letters made a great pick when they chose Finnish architect Juhani Pallasmaa for the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture. During his wildly ... Read More

A lot of people are outraged that New York's new Freedom Tower won't actually be called Freedom Tower. Meanwhile in Chicago, skyscraper loyalists are protesting the plans to rename Sears ... Read More

Born on March 29, 1881, Raymond Hood straddled the centuries. The Chicago Tribune Tower that he designed with John Howells is lavishly Neo-Gothic. But ten years later, Raymond Hood was ... Read More

A group of performers in Troy, New York is dancing about sentient architecture. Organic structures change shape and size in response to their occupants and surroundings. The idea sounds like ... Read More

You may hate AIG, but you gotta love the firm's Art Deco skyscraper. And now you can buy it! In the midst of scandal over a multi-billion dollar bailout ... Read More

Seems like yesterday, but it's been more than a quarter century since student architect Maya Ying Lin stunned the country with her plan for a 250-foot long black granite wall ... Read More

That's how much engineering grad Bernard Spitzer gave the School of Architecture at the City College of New York (CCNY). Spitzer is a real estate developer. His huge gift will allow the ... Read More

If you're near New York City this week, don't miss the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94, 12 Avenue at 55th Street. From March 26 through March ... Read More

So I met with our City property assessor to complain about my taxes, and we went head to head about house styles. He said the houses in my neighborhood are ... Read More

March 23, 1857 is the day Elisha Otis installed the first steam-driven passenger elevator. His elevator transported people up and down a five-story department store on Broadway in New York ... Read More

The other day I asked how much architects earn, now that we're in an economic downturn. Well, in the United Kingdom, things are worse than I thought. According to the ... Read More

An irate reader sent an email, calling me a pornographer. Who, me? Hmmm... there's that article about architecture and sex. But the content, like all the articles on this ... Read More

According to the DesignIntelligence Compensation Survey for 2009, architect income remains steady despite the economic downturn. Still, times are tough. NPR reports layoffs at some design firms in Chicago. With ... Read More

Frank Lloyd Wright may be spinning in his grave, but now anyone can partner with the master to build an original Wright-style house. It's easy, with ArchitectStudio3D Design Studio and ... Read More

Built in the mid-1700s, the Leinster House in Dublin was greatly admired, but who could have imagined that its influence would reach all the way to the newly-formed United States ... Read More

Say it ain't so. The Sears Tower will be no more if Willis Group Holdings gets its way. The British insurance brokerage company plans to place its own name on ... Read More

What to do when the automobile industry goes bust? Turn junked cars into houses! That's what Rob Boydstun did when his metal works company got caught in the economic downturn. Brainstorming ... Read More

Another school shooting... this time in the German town of Winnenden. What in the world could prevent this type of tragedy? Could the sprawling, modernist school building have been made ... Read More

Oak Park, Illinois is already selling tickets for Wright Plus weekend, when visitors can tour private homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries. Make your reservation soon and ... Read More

Home to the world's tallest building and biggest shopping mall, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates seemed to soar above the global financial woes. No dream was too grand in ... Read More

The great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475. Michelangelo is famous for painting elaborate Biblical scenes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but most ... Read More

Talk about cost overruns! The price to build the Olympic Stadium in London is soaring faster than the economy is sinking. Designed by HOK Sport and Sir Peter Cook ... Read More

Findings recently published by the National Academy of Sciences have me wondering. If men and women perceive beauty differently, what do women think about skyscrapers and other grand buildings designed ... Read More

No, that's not a typo. Today, March 1, is Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant, or St. David's Day, in Wales. The Welsh holiday doesn't get the attention of St. Patrick's Day ... Read More