Just like a human newborn, coral larvae need just the right environment to settle and begin their new life. Understanding the ...

Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties. By Stephen Wallis This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, ...

In the northeast corner of Cal Poly’s San Luis Obispo campus, the wind whistles through more than two dozen perplexing structures nestled into a grassy canyon. The structures have unorthodox designs, ...

These towers trace a geography of 21st-century striving, stretching from East Asia to the Gulf and North America. Advances in ...

There are many building materials that have experienced minimal changes since their initial inception in the field of architecture. However, this does not imply that they are outdated, but rather that ...

Brutalist architecture is a style of building design developed in the 1950s in the United Kingdom following World War II. With an emphasis on construction and raw materials, the aesthetic evolved as ...

Humans are psychologically wired to prefer curved, soft forms, which our brains associate with safety, calm, and nature. In contrast, sharp, angular (or rectilinear) designs can trigger a mild, ...

Florida is home to the usual suspects: beaches, theme parks, and endless sunshine. But tucked between the familiar and most sought-after are architectural oddities that stop visitors in their tracks.