Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: David Clapp/Getty Images Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Foster Gage is an American architect and founder of Mark Foster Gage Architects in New York. He is also a professor of architecture at Yale University School of Architecture. New ...

From local materials to Indian figures in place of Christian symbols, these iconic buildings tell a fascinating story of ...

Gothic, a word that usually brings to mind dark, strange, and creepy elements, actually outdid itself when it came to architecture. Gothic architecture is grand, detailed, has elaborate designs, and ...

To date we have introduced five architectural design styles in Lancaster County. Last month’s Classical Revival style launched what will be a long list of revival styles in the United States and ...

Concrete is typically the default building material for tall structures, thanks to its strength and cost-effectiveness. But there’s one big trade-off: Heft. Conventional concrete construction requires ...

In present-day pop culture, the word ‘goth’ has come to be associated with a dark aesthetic and alternative music. Gothic novels often involve horror, haunted houses, and vampires. But the word ...

The soaring detached bell tower, built around 1250, seems like an overcompensating afterthought to the low-slung, dumpy church thought to be built about 10 years earlier. According to local legend, ...

Sewanee’s Gothic architecture and sweeping Cumberland Plateau views earned top marks.