“Civilization is built on an aqueous footing, a world that is in a constant flux, a culture continually in an ebb and flow. Air, light and water is our essential construct. Man in Nature, Nature in ...

The Maison La Roche in Paris is one of architect Le Corbusier's star buildings. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a perfect illustration of his innovative architectural principles. And the ...

Looking at the skyline of Philadelphia now, it's hard to imagine how different it was more than 60 years ago. Just as three buildings rose in Society Hill in 1964, so did the architect behind them, ...

The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is "a monument of humanity," French architect Philippe Villeneuve told a Washington audience. He spoke during a recent program at the National Building Museum on the ...

PARIS -- A nonprofit organization recently hired an architectural firm to aid in its initiative to revitalize the historic Smith Hospital. Tonya Fletcher, a member of the Smith Memorial Association ...

Whenever we ask architects if we can see where they live, the response is invariably: “My place? Let’s just say it’s a work in progress.” Followed by: “You know the expression about the shoemaker ...

There is an old joke in Paris that the top of Montparnasse Tower has the prettiest view in the French capital. Not because of its breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower or the Sacre-Coeur Basilica ...

Travel sketching for me began during my freshman year at Auburn University. We were required to keep a sketchbook to draw and document buildings and spaces around town. I expanded this practice to ...

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A piece of “Virginia Oak and 17th-Century Side-Axe” is seen during an exhibit of the Notre-Dame de Paris Truss Project at The Catholic University of America’s School of Architecture and Planning Sept.