The rise of Dubai has been nothing short of meteoric. “It’s crazy,” said Lin Kim, an architect who worked on the city’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. “You look at these old ...

Uncover the role of India's vernacular practices in advancing climate resilience through sustainable architecture and ...

Learn how architecture shapes public discourse on local issues through the 2025 Politecnico di Torino Architecture Students ...

Before the advent of air conditioning and local building codes, any hope of living through a Lowcountry summer meant coming to terms with heat and humidity and finding how best take advantage of the ...

The use of concrete is on the rise in West Africa, slowly replacing traditional mud structures in countries like Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, and Mali. Some see this as a sign of progress, equating ...

A hill, a gable, and a wall: these were the essential elements that the design studio Bishop McDowell, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, zeroed in on to create a trim, 2,300-square-foot house in the Canadian ...

The need to update the traditional pole barn design largely stems from the fact that pole barns are not site-specific. Historically, there were advantages to this in terms of manufacturing and cost, ...

Humble natural materials and modern sensibilities combine in Camp O, a light-filled house-studio nestled in the middle of the Catskills’ preserve. Designed by New York City-based designer Maria Milans ...

Six years ago, Sonya Schneider and her husband, Stuart Nagae, bought a federally designated historical landmark in Seattle, a 5,000-square-foot, two-story home sheathed in dark, old-growth Western ...

Local building is like local food: Adapted to the climate, the local environment, a product of the local culture developed over time. Thanks to the refrigeration revolution, now you get McDonalds in ...

Resort planning in environmentally sensitive areas represents one of the most challenging aspects of contemporary hospitality architecture, requiring architects to balance commercial viability with ...