Think of your favorite building. Its vibrant colors, graceful curves, and unique shapes define its character. Reflect on the emotions it evokes when you stand in its presence.
Casa Linder is a 3,700 square foot single-family residence located in a well-established, but transitional East Dallas neighborhood. Informed by the owner’s fondness for reclaimed materials, and inspired by the historic architecture of the Texas Blackland Prairie homestead vernacular...
The Grade I listed Walton Canonry is on the south side of the close and boasts a view of the River Avon, backing onto the meadow where John Constable took studies for his famous 1831 painting.
The Italianate style is one of the most enduring architectural styles, seen from rowhouses to country estates. Learn how to spot it.
Some firms specialize in pitch-perfect historic renovations; others focus on modern architecture. It's rare to find a firm that can segue gracefully betwee
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Completed in 2002 in Paris, France. Images by Pascale Thomas. In 1927 the imitation of historical architecture came to a culmination in the winning design for the “Palais des Nations” in Geneva (transl.: Palace...
richard meier’s famous ‘douglas house’, completed in 1973, has been included on the united states national register of historic places - becoming part of a select list of cultural resources deemed worthy of preservation.
Mohammad Qasim Iqbal: Continuing my explorations through Midjourney, I decided to imprint the fabric features onto the villa typology. The prompt used “Palladian Villas” as a key term, as I wanted the artificial intelligence to pick up on the strong renaissance style of those Villas.
Set against Simonsberg mountain, this South African wine estate required a similarly dramatic garden. Designer Franchesca Watson’s chic formal design, with its twist on traditional planting, is inspired
extrastudio has transformed a former winery in portugal into a secluded two-storey home located in a small village south of lisbon.
Image 3 of 19 from gallery of Southlands Residence / DIALOG. Photograph by Kristopher Grunert
This stunning redevelopment of a private historical estate is situated on 640 acres of sprawling agricultural land in rural Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stunning mid-north residence designed by Vinci | Hamp Architects.
The idea behind House 11 x 11 was to design an apparently compact house of homogenous materials, with a low external surface but as large a usable...
The architects of the 1930’s sought a stream-lined, modern, up-to-date look that moved away from the Cubism and hard-edged Art Deco that preceded it. Buildings and experimental transportation at 2 major fairs (Chicago,1934,New York,1939) created the impetus. A streamlined train and Chrysler Airflow Sedan titillated the American public who, in the throes of the depression, yearned for something hopeful, clean and new. What to look for (clues) Smooth, usually white (or pastel) stucco finishes. Large expanses of glass or the new, vertically stacked, glass bricks. Some curved corners rather than square ones. Long, horizontal lines (string courses) that made the design appear taller. In many cases the roof was flat. Circular, decorative windows that look like portholes on a ship. Where to find it Many older neighbourhoods dating back to the 1930’s have 1 or 2 of these distinctive urban homes. Entryways varied from very plain to very heavy with cement framing around the door. The first two homes are on the same street street in Kitchener. The other house is in Quebec City. (Art Deco homes exist, but they are rare.)
This stunning redevelopment of a private historical estate is situated on 640 acres of sprawling agricultural land in rural Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
From Georgian abodes to thatched-roof cottages, these properties are sure to delight
Astley Castle in Warwickshire was transformed from a wreck by mixing ‘groundbreaking’ modern accommodation with the remaining medieval stonework.
Completed in 2011 in Portugal. Images by João Ferrand. The objective of the project was the conversion of an old house in the area of Porto historical center. The question was to create a single-family...
Astley Castle originally served as the royal family's fortified manor for three generations before being turned into a hotel in World War 2 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom. After years of abandon, it became a
From seaside shacks, to architectural masterpieces, these are our favourite beachside homes of 2021!
Image 11 of 18 from gallery of Loughloughan Barn / McGarry-Moon Architects. Photograph by Adam Currie
Here it is, the final installment in my 9 part (plus one bonus) series on Georgian and Regency Era servants. The first six posts covered, in detail, the men
From the meticulously manicured gardens to the layered interiors, the decorator's house is an aesthetic tour de force
The Southlands Residence is nestled into a mature, heavily vegetated corner site in lovely Vancouver, BC, Canada’s historical Dunbar Southlands district. The home was once a neglected bungalow that has been transformed into an urban
Every now and then, we hear about funny architectural fails where lack of taste meets poor aesthetics and greets atrocious execution. Check out our previous features with such examples here, here, and here.
The design of this adaptive re-use project by Huesler Architects was born initially out of a design competition. The design was based on the renovation of an historic farmhouse situated within the historic center core of the city, constructed in 1743. Today the converted farmhouse serves as an office for an architectural design company, provides […]
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henri cleinge has converted a bank dating back to 1926 to an office, co-working space and café.
It is the first piece of architecture bestowed on the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
