PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When an exposed concrete subway vault near the U.S. Capitol was painted white this spring, riders rejoiced at the brightened Washington Metro station. But some preservationists ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

So much time in a city building or strategy game like Frostpunk 2, Factorio, or Rimworld is spent carefully considering how to build a functioning society and keep it safe from harm. Dawn Apart, on ...

Tropical plants creep up vast structural columns and dangle from ledges, hundreds of feet above the ground. Guests lounge around a lagoon-like swimming pool nestled away from the scorching midday sun.

The story of the Chrysler Building begins not with Walter P. Chrysler, whom the building is named after, but with an altogether different figure. William H. Reynolds, a Brooklyn developer and ...

This video is no longer available. Some of D.C.’s most polarizing buildings take center stage in “Capital Brutalism,” the National Building Museum’s latest exhibit. Brutalism — the style that was ...

(CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan has remained one of the most recognizable skyscrapers in the ...

The story: In 1887, this odd numbered side of Jay Street had a row of six brownstone row houses on it, as can be seen on the map below. They took up all the lots on the block except for the corner ...

Plans for the new bridge call for it to be wide enough to accommodate bike lanes, pedestrian walks, green space and public art. A timetable and final plans for bridge construction were not available ...