Art
Architectural Reimaginings of Le Corbusier’s Only African Project
Many responses to the Villa Baizeau in two exhibitions take up the notion of memory — and the idea of how life affects the built environment, and vice versa.
Architecture
News
The Famous History of the Brooklyn Synagogue That Went Viral
While 770 Eastern Parkway garnered attention earlier this week for the discovery of illegal tunnels, the building’s significance stretches back decades.
History
The Grim History of Rome’s Oldest Building
An ancient prison that once held enemies of the Roman state sits at the base of the Capitoline Hill, largely unchanged since it was first built.
News
Monument to Japanese-Canadian History Dismantled in Ontario
Locals expressed anger and sadness over the city’s decision to remove the Temple Bell less than a month after its creator architect Raymond Moriyama's death.
Art
The English Cathedral With the 400-Year-Old Cat Door
The Exeter Cathedral has a 16th-century door fashioned with a circular hole for pest control cats. But is it the oldest? We asked the experts.
Art
Multicultural Manhattan Synagogue Regains Its Past Splendor
The restored Eldridge Street Synagogue has made it possible for neighbors and visitors from diverse cultures to find themselves at home.
Art
The Rampant Erasure of Muslim Heritage in India
The charred walls of the Azizia library, torched during an extremist riot along with its 4,500 books, are a reminder of the violence of the Hindu nationalist mob.
News
Deadly Russian Strikes on Odesa Damage Historic Cathedral
The Orthodox Transfiguration Cathedral was among several historically significant buildings and landmarks hit by the July 23 missile attack on the city center.
News
Deadly Russian Missile Attack Destroys Historic Lviv Building
The architectural complex on Stryiska Street, representative of early Functionalism, is a rare example of social housing in the city.
News
Sotheby’s Buys Whitney’s Breuer Building for Reported $100M
The auction house will relocate its galleries and sales room to the Marcel Breuer-designed Brutalist building in 2025.
Art
An Urgent Vision of Architecture at the Venice Biennale
Fittingly titled The Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the show instructed participants to reuse materials and minimize their carbon footprint.
Books
10 Brutalist Architects You Probably Never Heard Of
Owen Hopkins’s The Brutalists is an A-to-Z encyclopedia of blocky concrete and utopian ideals.