A Milan-based family created the chalet of their dreams, with an emphasis on local architecture and minimalist interiors. We ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

A single drone strike has reopened global anxieties tied to one of history’s most dangerous nuclear sites. On February 14, 2025, a Geran-2–type drone struck the massive structure sealing Chernobyl’s ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

I first met Frank O. Gehry, who died Dec. 5 at his California home, in November of 1982 when I was an undergraduate architecture student at the University of Virginia. He was known at the time for his ...

A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.

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While his forms could seem casual and arbitrary, Frank Gehry was an amazing planner who always produced buildings that were ...