If we think of modern architecture in its most rigorous form as having stripped away ornament and replaced it wit ...

AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR / To go with AFP story China-library-architecture, FOCUS by Becky Davis (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images The futuristic ...

We have read about tall skyscrapers until today but there is also a skyscraper that, besides being beautiful is also the world's slimmest skyscraper. Steinway Tower is incredibly thin, with a height ...

Chandigarh’s manhole covers are more than just functional infrastructure; they are an iconic representation of the city’s unique architectural legacy. Designed by Pierre Jeanneret, the first chief ...

Every bibliophile dreams of having a room dedicated solely to their extensive collection of books. This is our selection of home library designs, culled from the AD archives, that offer unique storage ...

With the frontier a flash point, Boudreau wondered what it might mean for the Haskell Free Library and Opera House ... by one Canadian and one American architect — opened in 1904.