A new Taschen book spotlights 62 architect-designed tree houses—from floating globes and steel cubes to net terraces and modular cells. Here are eight standouts from around the world. Tree houses ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Shaw is a NY–based writer covering architecture, art and design. Murphy has stepped away from MASS and will serve as trustee ...

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...

Two decades ago Lord Norman Foster, one of Britain’s great architects, said that an architect designs for the present, with an awareness of the past, for an essentially unknown future. These days, ...

What is architecture? For some, its traditional role is to bring together imagination, technical knowledge, and problem-solving, allowing architects to design and construct while balancing ideas with ...

The most famous architects don’t solely leave behind the buildings they’ve designed—they leave behind blueprints for how we live, work, and move through the world. From the way Frank Lloyd Wright ...

Architects have carved out a niche in high-end new homes that are exactingly designed to look old. Architects have carved out a niche in high-end new homes that are exactingly designed to look old. A ...

This 57 sqm Paris apartment is anything but ordinary. Designed by architect Anthony Authié, the space draws heavily from 90s pop culture, video games, and comic book aesthetics. The open-plan loft ...

This month marks seven years since the unexpected passing of the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, at what was undoubtedly the height of her historic career. Her influence on international ...

Section 1. Purpose. The Founders, in line with great societies before them, attached great importance to Federal civic architecture. They wanted America’s public buildings to inspire the American ...