Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Jack Sheahan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images While scandal doesn’t hit architects quite as often as, say, politicians, ...

Enamored of historical building techniques, John Byers embraced California's early heritage. Born in Michigan in 1875 after the Civil War, the transplant to sunny Santa Monica understood the delicious ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. There’s a famous quote—it’s usually attributed to Winston Churchill—that goes, “History is written by the victors.” This cynical and largely ...

Editor’s note: We’re thrilled to publish the second of a monthly column featuring new stories about Brooklyn history and historic architecture from Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen. In the ...

Oh, postmodernism. You are history now. This fall, architect Michael Graves classic (wait, can you say that about postmodernism?) 1982 Portland building was added to the US National Register of ...

A deep dive into the UN's iconic New York City headquarters, exploring how the building's design reflects its mission of global cooperation, from the Rockefeller family's $8.5 million donation to the ...

History of Architecture is a 2021 Presentation and Writing Competition, organized by Archiol. Architecture evolved over the centuries, with the rise and fall of civilizations. Architecture is the ...

GREENFIELD — History buff David Schrank was so impressed by a 19th century architect from Greenfield, he wrote a book detailing his storied career. “Designs of the Heartland: The Five-Decade Career of ...

Put on your walking shoes and join Architectural Heritage Center docents on thought-provoking tours of Portland’s history-rich neighborhoods. The nonprofit center in Southeast Portland organizes ...

Maybe this was a pressure-creating-diamonds situation. Somehow in the 1930s, amid the immense stresses of economic collapse, natural disaster, Olympic anxiety and the looming shadow of World War II, ...