Photo: Carol M. Highsmith For the past half-century, UNESCO has identified and helped encourage protections for 1,223 World Heritage sites around the world – including 27 in the United States.

Early 20th-century architects searched for the appropriate expression of the skyscraper as a new building type. This “proud and soaring thing,” in Louis Sullivan’s words, should emphasize its ...

Although architecture media largely focus on design reception, can they also affect design conception? Amanda Reeser Lawrence’s book The Architecture of Influence confronts some of these questions ...

24/7 Wall St. Insights Originating in the Midwest in the early 20th century, the Prairie School is one of the most uniquely American contributions to world architecture. There are about 500 ...

Midcentury-modern architecture is not simply anything that was designed and built in the middle of the 20th century, but in fact an architectural style with a defined set of principles and influences.

The wildfires raging in Los Angeles are highlighting the underrated significance of the city's unique urbanism and 20th-century architecture, writes Daniel Elsea. This is a love letter to LA.

While the city’s early 20th century development now figures into the National Register and local historic districts, protecting Charleston’s mid-20th century architecture has been placed on ...

The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright For the past half-century, UNESCO has identified and helped encourage protections for 1,223 World Heritage sites around the world – including ...