Let’s be honest—many of today’s skylines are about as exciting as a bowl of plain oatmeal. Endless rows of glass boxes and concrete rectangles that make you wonder if architects collectively lost ...

Modern architecture, emerging in the 1930s and thriving through the 1970s, revolutionized building design by focusing on functionality and human living rather than ornamental beauty. As ...

Out with the old, in with the new — Irving R. Newhouse Building, that is. The former 25,084-square-foot Newhouse building that housed offices for state senators and staff, built in 1934, was supposed ...

This modern building blends glass architecture with green outdoor spaces. A peaceful example of how nature and design meet in ...

Moderating the dialogue between the traditional and the modern in the search for a new architecture for Africa. By Francis Kéré Mr. Kéré is an architect. This personal reflection is part of a series ...

“Are You Illiterate About Modern Architecture?” by Peter Blake, was originally published in the September 1961 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia ...

Read an excerpt from editor Beatriz Colomina's introduction to the book, which features 36 essays on topics ranging from ...

Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years tells the dramatic story of the transformation of Chinese architecture from a predominantly modular, timber-frame, single-story building system with ceramic tile ...