Frank Gehry’s passion for modern art pushed him to redefine architecture, producing iconic, memorable sculptures that have earned him global fame.

The Chrysler Building interior, Manhatten, New York . Image Courtesy of Dorff / Wikicommons CC BY-SA 3.0 Characterized by its decadence, rich application of color, and geometrical shapes, the movement is dramatically influenced by the discovery of the ...

In a remarkable convergence of creative genius and technological advancement, some of the world’s most acclaimed works of architecture were built in a period of just 20 years. This period, from roughly the early 1950s to the early 1970s, produced what we ...

Architect David Ferrer writes a history of Europe that takes a journey through the continent's past through its most representative and groundbreaking constructions, exploring from pleasure to egalitarianism, from spirituality to coexistence with the Arab ...

On August 19th, the world photography day is celebrated, a fundamental tool for the imagery record of our society. If, on the one hand, photography is the protagonist in dialogues that involve architecture and the city, portraying historical moments and ...

This course explores through lectures and readings the history of world architecture and urban/city development. It is conceptualized, framed and presented for students studying Historic Preservation. It assumes that students have little familiarity with ...

Art Gensler, who grew his San Francisco interior design business into the world’s largest architecture firm, has died aged 85. Gensler, whose eponymous practice designed many of the world’s best-known buildings – from China’s tallest skyscraper to ...

If you love to travel, you know that every city has its own heartbeat, which is often reflected through its architecture. The world is filled with incredible structures that don't just rise from the earth but tell stories of empires, dreams, and human ...

Revised edition of "History of furniture : a global view" - published 2009. (from back cover). In today's globalized world, every aspect of our lives is affected by global interconnectedness from what we buy to what we eat to what we study - and the study ...