Historical monuments have many a fascinating story to narrate, the most interesting of them all being the stories behind their architecture, finds Richa Nigam
Most of you may have visited various historical monuments. But have you ever imagined how these were built?
Architecture is easier to know and enjoy than a painting or sculpture. This is [...]

Megan Mosby pondered the true value of a bird in the hand.
Preparing to release a red-tailed hawk back to nature, she slipped her leather gloves on and grabbed the raptor, a bird that makes its living ripping up rodents, lizards, snakes and other birds.
“He’s really a nasty bird,” admitted Mosby, director of Liberty Wildlife Rehabilitation, [...]

The architectural firm that’s designing the new Cape Henlopen High School has asked the school board to approve a schematic design to allow the company to seek an early bid for steel and keep the project on a fast track to completion.
“This is a schematic design. It is a very strong indication of where we [...]

Architecture lectures can be a slog: very smart people use very long words to describe very meticulous projects that often won’t ever be built. And even when the images are seductive, the real world seems far, far away.
That’s why Jeanne Gang’s talk in San Francisco last week was such a treat. Not only could a [...]

A serene bathroom that seems carved out of a rock wall, a girl’s bedroom that easily transitions to later stages of life, a teen media room retreat with an oh-so-practical rubber floor.
These are among the winning entries in the sixth annual Orange County Home Design Awards. The competition is sponsored by our sister publication, Orange [...]

Toyo Ito, Tokyo’s acclaimed experimental architect, got the job of designing the new home of the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in part because he impressed university officials with his vision of how to blend a major cultural building into the life of a city.
The museum, to be built in downtown Berkeley [...]

The architecture of this historic town can be called European, modern, classic or Victorian. Whatever style it is, the term “unique” comes to mind. The designs vary as much as the city’s many shops and eating establishments.
One of Eureka Springs’ more prominent buildings known for its architecture is Thorncrown Chapel. The 48-foot high wooden structure [...]

In an interview with China Daily reporter Lei Lei, Li Xinggang, the chief architect of China’s part of the National Stadium, the “Bird’s Nest”, discussed his experiences while working on the design of the venue.
How did you become the chief Architect of China’s part of the National Stadium?
My experience is very simple. In 1991, I [...]

“In the five years our office has been here, we’ve seen huge changes,” says E.B. Min, principal of Min | Day, of the Dogpatch neighborhood in San Francisco. Dogpatch sits on the flats east of Potrero Hill. For many people, the name evokes industry, blue-collar bars and workers’ cottages rather than architectural inspiration. But Min [...]

Architect César Pelli looks a lot like his most famous structures: tall, elegant, refined. He has designed landmark buildings around the world. The Petronas Towers rise like a shimmering, stainless-steel duo over Kuala Lumpur; Canary Wharf commands the skyline of London’s bustling business precinct; a new tower on New York’s Lexington Avenue appears to float [...]

New Orleans should embrace its watery environment and restore wetlands as it rebuilds, suggests a prize-winning architect hired to design a modernistic central park in the city’s downtown.
Thom Mayne, known for maverick designs, urged New Orleans to treat the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina last year as a chance to re-imagine the city, adding both [...]

Like the Americans who raid them, refrigerators just keep getting bigger. General Electric has launched a built-in, stainless-steel fridge in its high-end Monogram line that measures a whopping 72 inches wide. That is double the width of most widely sold models, which are 33 to 36 inches wide.
The largest residential-size refrigerator from Sub-Zero — [...]