Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It has been used to express cultural identity across civilisations on all seven continents, and texts on architecture have been written since ancient times.

Black-and-white portrait of Czech architect Josef Gočár before 1930

Josef Gočár: Czech Cubism, Architecture and Design

Josef Gočár was a leading Czech architect, urban planner and furniture designer whose work developed from early modernism through Czech Cubism to Functionalism.Read More →

Fallingwater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright above a Pennsylvania waterfall

Frank Lloyd Wright: Architecture, Furniture and Organic Design

Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture, Prairie houses, furniture, interiors and enduring influence on modern American design.Read More →

Design News Weekly: Costume, Craft and the Meaning of Home

Five design stories exploring Freddie Mercury’s costumes, Paul R. Williams, architectural memory and contemporary timber craft.Read More →

Architecture, Not Architecture: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Architecture, Not Architecture: Diller Scofidio + Renfro is a hardcover by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Author), published by Phaidon Press. This major monograph surveys moreRead More →

Completed ROBOTIME wooden model kit representing a five-storey Japanese pagoda

ROBOTIME Five-Storey Pagoda Model Kit: Architecture in Miniature

A wooden three-dimensional puzzle that reconstructs the layered roofs and vertical rhythm of a five-storey Japanese pagoda as a display model.Read More →

Detail of stone retaining wall and stepped terrace at George Hunt House 1924 California cottage

The George Hunt House (1924): An English Cottage Ideal in California

The George Hunt House exemplifies 1920s California architecture, merging English cottage charm with functional design, prioritising interior comfort and harmony over formal symmetry.Read More →

Amsterdam School brick façade with curved roofline and expressive window design by Michel de Klerk

Michel de Klerk: Architect of Expression and the Spirit of the Amsterdam School

Michel de Klerk, a pivotal figure in the Amsterdam School, showcased expressive brick architecture and integrated decorative arts, leaving a lasting impact on modern design.Read More →

Mughal Art: The Courtly Arts of the Muslim Rulers of India

Mughal art, emerging in 16th-century India, blends Persian, Islamic, and Indian traditions, showcasing refined craftsmanship across architecture, painting, and decorative arts, creating a lasting cultural legacy.Read More →

Modernist interior corridor associated with Wolfgang Hoffmann, showing functionalist design principles in a 1930s exhibition or public space.

Wolfgang Hoffmann (1900–1969) | Austrian Modernist Designer

Wolfgang Hoffmann, an Austrian-born designer, significantly influenced 1930s American modernism through architecture, furniture, and lighting, blending European functionalism with local needs and aesthetics.Read More →

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, featuring turquoise domes, geometric tilework, and Arabic calligraphic inscriptions integrated into the architectural façade.

Inscriptions as Decorative Composition in Central Asian Applied Arts

The article by Alijon Turdaliev redefines epigraphy in Central Asian architecture as a key decorative element, emphasizing its compositional significance beyond mere textual function.Read More →

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