Elements focuses narrowly on 15 building components—ranging from windows to corridors to toilets. Each component is given its own gallery, where the organizers—Koolhaas’ team included a large group ...

Art Deco is one of the most iconic and beloved architectural styles, instantly recognizable for its geometric patterns, sleek ...

Rem Koolhaas, the king of contemporary architectural theory, is at it again—this time, with a return to the basics. Encapsulating his work as curator of the Venice Biennale’s 14th International ...

Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Sciences (1959-65). Image Courtesy of Form Portfolios The resignation itself was demanded* by Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber after Zaera-Polo ...

Victorian interior design has proven to have quite the shelf life. Originating in the 19th century, the style that epitomizes opulence stills has plenty of faithfuls, perhaps because it feels slightly ...

The flow of architectural values throughout the centuries demonstrates the prevalence of some parameters over others in each historical period. In terms of composition, one of the most fundamental ...

This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...