Architecture

The elaborately tiled City Hall subway station in New York City — still extant but now closed to the public, alas — used the Guastavino touch to convince wary city dwellers to head underground for a train trip.

How One Family Built America's Public Palaces

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., has a new exhibit about the soaring tile vaults built by a famous father-son team. The Guastavinos came to this country from Spain in the late 1800s, and left their mark on some of America's most important public spaces.
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Architecture

Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim

Two residential towers, dense with trees, will have their official opening later this year in downtown Milan. Blogger and critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees.
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Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim

Critic Tim De Chant thinks it's high-time we stop planting trees on skyscrapers. Krulwich disagrees.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Washington, just blocks from the White House, has long been the government building everyone loves to hate.

FBI Building May Soon Be 'Put Out Of Its Misery'

Amid a real estate boom, the government is thinking about unloading a building seen as an eyesore.
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Over the past three decades, Arthur and Cynthia Wood turned their four-story home into a work of art. They purchased the brick tenement at the intersection of Downing and Quincy streets in 1979 for $2,100 in cash.

Self-Taught Architect Behind Brooklyn's 'Broken Angel' Faces Eviction

Artist and sculptor Arthur Wood turned his home into a cathedral built of salvaged junk.
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Restorer Nicoletta Rinaldi works on the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors at the Versailles Palace, west of Paris, in 2007.

Versailles Gets Spiffed-Up On Its Day Off

One day a week, Versailles is closed; that's when conservation work and cleaning take place.
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Dome in Odate (multipurpose dome), Odate-shi, Akita, Japan

2013 Pritzker Winner Toyo Ito Finds Inspiration In Air, Wind And Water

"I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people who live in cities," Ito says.
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An image taken from a video of The Bay Lights. The lights will be turned on Tuesday, at 9 p.m. PT.

Artist Prepares To Light Up San Francisco's Bay Bridge Like Never Before

The humble span will shine Tuesday, thanks to 25,000 LEDs draped on its northern side.
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The Photographer Who Made Architects Famous

If you know Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, you might have Ezra Stoller to thank.
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Can U.S. Embassies Be Safe Without Being Unsightly?

Some say the two can exist in the same space when it comes to America's embassies.
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'Nordic Cool' Illuminates D.C.'s Kennedy Center

From art to architecture, a new exhibit delves into Nordic culture.
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Grand Central, A Cathedral For Commuters, Celebrates 100

In the heart of New York City, the largest railroad terminal in the world opened its doors in 1913.
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A Dash Of Olive Oil May Preserve British Cathedral

The oleic acid in olive oil may provide the protective coating needed to help save York Minster.
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A Look At Brazil's Big Dreamer, Architect Oscar Niemeyer

The legendary architect was living proof that sometimes, you have to bend the rules.
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Architect Oscar Niemeyer, Who Designed Brazil's Capital, Dies

The Pritzker Prize winner was known for some of the world's most famous buildings. He was 104.
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School's Out ... Forever?

Photographer Allison V. Smith finds beauty in the abandoned spaces of Dallas' shuttered schools.
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To Shrink Rents, S.F. Considers Shrinking Apartments

San Francisco is weighing a plan to reduce the minimum size for a studio to just 220 square feet.
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How One Family Built America's Public Palaces

Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim

Trees On Top Of Skyscrapers? Yes! Yes, Say I. No! No, Says Tim

FBI Building May Soon Be 'Put Out Of Its Misery'

Self-Taught Architect Behind Brooklyn's 'Broken Angel' Faces Eviction

Versailles Gets Spiffed-Up On Its Day Off

2013 Pritzker Winner Toyo Ito Finds Inspiration In Air, Wind And Water

Artist Prepares To Light Up San Francisco's Bay Bridge Like Never Before

The Photographer Who Made Architects Famous

Can U.S. Embassies Be Safe Without Being Unsightly?

'Nordic Cool' Illuminates D.C.'s Kennedy Center

Grand Central, A Cathedral For Commuters, Celebrates 100

A Dash Of Olive Oil May Preserve British Cathedral

A Look At Brazil's Big Dreamer, Architect Oscar Niemeyer

Architect Oscar Niemeyer, Who Designed Brazil's Capital, Dies

School's Out ... Forever?

To Shrink Rents, S.F. Considers Shrinking Apartments

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