With their winged lions, tapestry brick, interior murals, and stained glass windows, Sullivan’s banks instantly draw the eye.
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The Curving Concrete Poetry of a Daring Experimental Architect
In Mexico, the architecture of Félix Candela punctuates landscapes like giant flowers, folded umbrellas, and cresting waves.
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In East New York, Historic Preservation Empowers a Community
Preserving East New York was founded by Zulmilena Then to advocate for historic preservation in one of New York City’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
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A Colossal Compendium of Brutalist Architecture Argues for Saving ‘Concrete Monsters’
SOS Brutalism is the first global survey of Brutalist architecture from the 1950s to ’70s, and is a rallying cry for preserving these concrete structures.
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Architectural Wonder at 14 Hotels Made of Ice and Snow
The Game of Thrones hotel in Finland is just one in a long history of ice hotels.
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This Artist Will Build You a Lego Model of Your House
Shari Austrian uses photographs and architectural plans to create Lego houses based on customers’ homes.
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Explore Over 30,000 NYC Historic Sites Newly Uploaded to the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Map
Complied from 50 years of documents, the map allows you to discover facts about structures you may walk by every day.
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Can You Identify the Famous Buildings In This 3D-Printed Model?
The model, designed by architect Fumio Matsumoto, seamlessly collages elements from over 30 iconic buildings.
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The Geodesic Dome Dreams of Quebec
In the 1950s, architect Jeffrey Lindsay led a little-known era of geodesic dome design in Québec, which is explored in the new book Montréal’s Geodesic Dreams.
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John Portman, the Architect Who Made Modernist Atriums Sci-fi, Dies at 93
With their enormous atria, elaborate fountains, and glass elevators, John Portman’s hotels are straight out of a science fiction movie.
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A New Website Profiles Pioneering Female Architects
The recently launched online portal features profiles of 50 women born before 1940 who made significant contributions to architecture in the US.
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The Intimate Past and Uncertain Future of Soviet Concrete Architecture
The concrete apartment blocks of formerly communist Eastern Europe evoke both nostalgia and legacies of suffering; now their future is in question.