Red Fort INDIA

Red Fort showcases the very high level of art form and ornamental work. The art work in the Fort is a synthesis of Persian, European and Indian art which resulted in the development of unique Shahjahani style which is very rich in form, e [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Greco-Roman Architecture

When thinking about Greco-Roman architectures in America I think of two things. Greek Restaurants and the Jefferson Monument. However looking deeper that is a great deal of the Greek and the Roman among us. Looking at UB their are the bro [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Classic Architecture on the Towpath

HICKORY Development in Akron is just as much the key to success for the city as is the refurbishment of existing neighborhoods. Many new developments are in progress throughout the area and HICKORY is one of the most fascinating. Hickory ne [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Mosque designs frame divide between modern, traditional

BOSTON — PERHAPS the most direct way to describe the new Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, among the largest mosques built in this country since the 2001 terrorist attacks, is to call it conservative twice over. Designed for [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

CLASSIC aRCHITECTUES

    The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago, Illinois by Krueck + Sexton Architects. The building opens officially on November 30. To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:

Posted On : Dec, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Brunelleschi as an architect

There is scant biographical information about Brunelleschi's life to explain his transition from goldsmith to builder and, no less importantly, from his training in the gothic or medieval manner to the new classicism in architecture and urb [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Callebaut Architectures : Geneva 2020

For our second installment of Vincent Callebaut’s work, we bring you his Geneva 2020 masterplan - the ‘Landscript’ project. The masterplan is for a [roughly] 220 hectares[about 2.2 square kilometers] area on the outskirt [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Shanghai World Financial Center

The most distinctive feature in the design of the building is an aperture at the peak. The aperture originally was meant to be a circular moon gate, but the intended design began facing protests from Chinese, including the mayor of Shanghai [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2007 | Comments : 1

Reorient - Migrating Architectures

explores the local aspects of China ’s global significance and increasing influence. The project seeks to forecast possibilities which are now detectable only along retail channels, but which will, in all likelihood, determine the b [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Death Mask of Tutankhamun

The death mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is made of gold inlaid with colored glass and semiprecious stone. The mask comes from the innermost mummy case in the pharaoh’s tomb, and stands 54 cm (21 in) high. Egyptian Art and Archi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Predock Frane Architects

Architectural Record has kept its eye on Los Angeles-based firm Predock_Frane, featured in the Design Vanguard in 2002. The firm was chosen to be one of six that were part of the Architectural Record-sponsored U.S. pavilion at the 2004 Veni [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

The Impact of Blogging on Architecture?

In a really fine review of the New York Times’ new headquarters building, which appeared in that paper yesterday, the critic Nicolai Ouroussoff made some interesting observations about the interplay of the design with current digita [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

Architecture professor receives award

The American Institute of Architects East Tennessee chapter recently recognized UT School of Architecture professor Max Robinson for his contributions to the architectural field. The AIA is a group of over 80,000 licensed architects through [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Colosseum from southwest Roman Colosseum Rome, Italy

Posted On : Nov, 17 2007 | Comments : 0