Architecture
25 endangered cultural sites added to 2020 World Monuments Watch list
The World Monument Fund has flagged 25 monuments, buildings, and communities worldwide that "marry great historical significance with contemporary social impact."
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A history buff's guide to the D.C. area's best non-touristy sites
Don’t gloss over these extraordinary places.
Charred wood house uses mirrored glass to reflect the landscape
The modern home incorporates a cantilever for shading some outdoor space.
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Following in Frank’s footsteps
How a Philly couple discovered the modern architect Frank Weise through his plans
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Washington National Cathedral lights up for the Washington Nationals
Holy cow! (And "Baby Shark.")
Former ore foundry renovated into stunning weekend home
The upstate New York home has soaring ceilings, modern furniture, and some rustic touches.
Cozy cabin was custom-designed for reading
Its timber walls are lined with bookshelves, while its large windows bring in loads of natural light.
World’s largest treehouse has burned down
The Minister’s Treehouse in Crossville, Tennessee, was 97-feet-tall and had 80 rooms.
3D-printed house design looks like a gorgeous human-sized ant mound
A new kind of 3D-printed house is currently taking shape in Italy, and it’s equal parts elegant and bare bones.
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Can a building help end mass incarceration?
With Restore Oakland—the country’s first restorative justice and restorative economics center—architect Deanna Van Buren wagers we’ve got a fighting chance.
Santorini cave house converted into dreamy modern retreats
Tucked into the cascading white cliffs of Santorini, this pair of vacation homes is the architectural equivalent of taking a dip in a pool.
1900s schoolhouse renovated into rustic yet modern hotel
Waechter Architecture transformed the 1908 schoolhouse into a 20,000-square-foot lodge that sits along the Columbia River Gorge in Washington.
Sleek modern house is made for leaf peeping
At once monolithic and graceful, the stone and glass house sprawls into a zig-zag across the site, creating plenty of opportunities for sight lines to the surrounding property.
Trippy wooden library is like a jungle gym of books
Though the space serves as a library, coffee shop, and cultural hub, its design is focused squarely on the books.
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Major landscape architecture firms selected to help preserve the Tidal Basin
The popular basin and surrounding cherry trees face danger from rising sea levels.
Modern ‘cocoon house’ makes vibrant use of skylights
The tinted skylights run above the main hallway and cast a warm rainbow of colors along the way.
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Chinatown’s Friendship Archway will be renovated by next October
The city has awarded a roughly $425,000 contract for the project.
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Philly’s 11 most iconic modern buildings
With the help of Docomomo PHL, here's a starting list of the most iconic modern buildings in the city, from the PSFS building to the Moore College of Art & Design.
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This Studio Gang building is exactly what Mission Bay needs
The new building is called "Mission Rock Building F"—and the "F" is for fantastic.
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Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Guggenheim Museum
Landscape photographer Andrew Pielage is capturing every single Frank Lloyd Wright building
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William Lescaze’s modernist Upper East Side townhouse returns for $19.5M
The townhouse on East 74th Street was completed in 1935 by the modernist master
Solar-powered prefab home comes move-in ready
Haus.me’s 3D-printed homes are designed to retain as much heat and energy as possible.
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The ultimate guide to Washington’s Nationals Park
What you need to know to feel like a true fan of the World Series-bound Nats.
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450 Sutter, iconic Neo-Mayan skyscraper where you get your teeth cleaned, turns 90
"Shining like silk and lovely as old lace."
Modern home puts a sleek twist on the bungalow
In true bungalow style, it sits low to the ground and comes with a generous porch.
How radical Chilean artists used architecture to find utopia
Ciudad Abierta, or the "Open City," was about reconnecting with the landscape through poetic design.
Simple house on stilts makes a budget-conscious mountain retreat
It’s got all the necessities—plus views—for a retired couple in Taiwan.
Bjarke Ingels Group’s ski slope power plant is finally open
CopenHill converts waste into clean energy and serves as a recreation center.
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The Art Deco masterpieces of Philadelphia, mapped
Philly isn’t often recognized for its Art Deco architecture. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have some stunning examples of the ornamental style.
Modern seaside cabins go completely off the grid
The cabins run on various sources of alternative energy, including solar panels and heat from a sauna.
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Final designs for World War I Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue NW receive approval
Federal planning commissioners endorsed the memorial this week.
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A Q&A on preservation with Docomomo’s Dan Macey
Macey tells us why we should preserve modern structures, and how to get involved.
Vaulted brick villa feels like one big patio for $200 per night
The three rooftops of the villa pop out of the forest with arched vaulted ceilings that are clad in bricks and reed latticework.
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D.C.-based photographer to be focus of new National Building Museum exhibit
Centered on Alan Karchmer’s architectural photography, the exhibit debuts this fall.
The definitive architectural encyclopedia is now open for everyone to read
Like a Wikipedia written by editors and experts, the SAH Archipedia has gone open-access and mobile, giving a clean, accessible shine to its treasure trove of architectural writing.
Origami-inspired apartment building is a fresh take on townhouses
The angular residential development manages to break out of the conventional boxy apartment building look.
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Philly’s most iconic buildings, mapped
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Independence Hall, these buildings are the heart and soul of this city.
These 20 places rich in women’s history are competing for $2M in preservation grants
The public can cast up to five votes per day until October 29 and the historic sites with the most votes at the end will receive a share of $2 million in grants.