American Architecture

An update of a legendary book provides encyclopedic architectural knowledge of the city’s row houses

Rising up as spectral monsters, the New York City buildings captured by photographer Marc Yankus loom as giants in the urban landscape. The series of

An update of a legendary book provides encyclopedic architectural knowledge of the city’s row houses

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This sultry coastal gem has became a compulsory stop on the Latin American bucket list – and with good reason: balmy weather, killer mojitos, eye-popping architecture, the list goes on and on. Charlotte Steinway hits the streets.

Image 28 of 28 from gallery of Learn about the Oldest Buildings in the Top 100 Cities of the US. © NetCredit

Be an architecture detective. Print out the worksheets in this article and take them with you as you explore your neighborhood and city. See if you can identify the architectural styles of the buildings around you, using the clues in the worksheets. Take photographs of the most interesting buildings and make a note of their street number and address. When you get home, take out your photographs and examine all the clues you can find. Make notes on the architectural evidence that lets you…

Fallingwater is Wright’s crowning achievement in organic architecture and the American Institute of Architects’ "best all-time work of American architecture.” Its owners, Edgar and Liliane Kaufmann, were a prominent Pittsburgh couple, reputed for their distinctive sense of style and taste.

These gorgeous vintage home designs and their floor plans from the 1920s are as authentic as they get - From sweet little retro bungalows to cool Colonials.