Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead isn't high literature, but the steamy story of rebel architect Howard Roark is gaining new respect now that it's been immortalized in the hit TV ... Read More

Today's the day Swiss architect Peter Zumthor officially receives the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize, along with a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. Zumthor lives in a remote village in the ... Read More

Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, designer of the wacky, wonderful village of Portmeirion, Wales, was born in England on May 28, 1883. The flamboyant and largely self-taught architect was ahead of his ... Read More

Architects can take on some of the strangest projects, but how about designing for outer space? That's just what Italian architect and industrial designer Annalisa Dominoni has been doing for ... Read More

America's Memorial Day, celebrated on May 25 this year, is an ideal time to seek out those special places that inspire awe and reflection. I'm headed to Rindge, New Hampshire ... Read More

The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City officially opened on May 24, 1883. The bridge is a much-loved landmark today, but its beginnings were shrouded with tragedy. Designer John A. ... Read More

Postmodernist architect Robert A. M. Stern was born on May 23, 1939. Stern served on The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors from 1992 to 2003, so you can thank ... Read More

One year after the Wenchuan Earthquake killed thousands in the Sichuan Province, an exhibition on "Emergency Architecture" is on display at the National Art Museum of China in ... Read More

Strolling through a pretty neighborhood, I was dismayed to find yet another 1920s home decked in brand new vinyl. The job was neatly done and the house looked ... Read More

One of the most influential architects of the 20th century, Walter Gropius, was born on May 18 in 1883. Gropius believed that design should be both functional and aesthetically pleasing. ... Read More

Forget the buildings. Even the drawings made by famous architects are magnificent. From casual sketches to detailed plans, architectural drawings are windows into the designer's creative process. But, what ... Read More

Fifty years ago, Frank Lloyd Wright was putting the finishing touches on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. He worked on the project for fifteen years, and ... Read More

Heads turned when Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron transformed London's old Bankside Power Plant into a new Gallery of Modern Art for the Tate Museum. Now the architects are ... Read More

What could be safer than designing a home for your own mother? No matter what you do, she's certain to sing your praises (even if the house seems radical for ... Read More

I was thrilled to see Europe's most prestigious architecture award go to Snøhetta architects. Snøhetta won the biannual Mies van der Rohe architecture prize for its work on Oslo Opera ... Read More

This energy-efficient two-family house, dubbed the Star Complex, is just one of five innovative modern homes on tour this weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Designed by Coggan + Crawford ... Read More

The 2009 AIA Convention in San Francisco is over, but you can still enjoy keynote sessions, take take classes, and earn continuing education credits from the American Institute of ... Read More

The scary spread of swine flu has put a damper on Cinco de Mayo ("Fifth of May") celebrations in Mexico and the USA. Still, the special day is, as always, ... Read More

Move over Barack Obama. This year two architects rank among the 100 most influential people in the world, according to the much talked about Time Magazine list. Elizabeth Diller & ... Read More

'Tis the month for historical questions as the National Trust honors National Preservation Month. Here are our top four queries, with problem-solving answers: How old is my house? Did it come ... Read More

New York's most famous skyscraper celebrates another birthday today, and after 78 years, it's still the tallest building in the city. The Art Deco Empire State Building was the tallest building ... Read More