The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

Romanesque Revival is the third Victorian style that was prevalent in the United States from 1880 to 1900. Of the seven Victorian styles, Romanesque can be described as the most masculine and massive ...

Instead of providing the kind of fine details that enlivened earlier generations of buildings, their architects try to distract us with patches of color and cheap trim. The look is derisively known as ...

Canadian architectural office gh3* has designed a new fire station in the Windermere neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta. The net-zero building is powered by a rooftop photovoltaic array and geothermal ...

Created by a series of angled parallel lines that form a mesmerizing zigzag, the herringbone pattern has withstood the test of time and remains present in diverse design styles. Named after the ...