Itohan Osayimwese, a professor of the history of art and architecture, will serve a two-year term as vice president of the ...

Designer and historian David Gissen discusses themes from his recent book re-examining architectural history through the lens of disability. By re-contextualizing the history of architecture through ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

The Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture, 1960-2020, edited by Lori A. Brown and Karen Burns is a sweeping two volume survey of over 1,000 entries covering architects, designers, ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

The history of architecture in India is a history of cultural pluralism, aestheticism and technical ingenuity. Since ancient temple constructors up to contemporary urban designers, there are numerous ...

In architecture circles, there’s a commonly used phrase: The built environment. That sounds straightforward enough on the surface, but it also suggests a concept that’s far more opaque and complicated ...

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 ...

Modern architecture is the architectural style that dominated the Western world between the 1930s and the 1960s and was characterized by an analytical and functional approach to building design.