In preserving architecture, there are many possible approaches—ranging from treating a building as a static monument, meticulously restoring it in situ to the point of limiting public access, to more ...

Colonial Revival architecture is like a classic Oxford shirt — it never goes out of style! Although the movement began soon after the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, the style never took ...

“Pounding earth or making mud bricks out of earth [as opposed to firing clay bricks] is one of the most universal and ancient ...

More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – the buildings we grew up with and take for granted, although it was not the ...

If there was confusion regarding the architectural differences between the styles of English Cottage and French Eclectic, there will be no confusion when it comes to identifying Spanish Revival. The ...

Exterior of a row of colorful Victorian homes with intricate wood trim. The story of American architecture has followed much of the same path as art has over the past 400 years. Art, as a whole, tends ...