LSU Civil Engineering Professor Hai "Thomas" Lin. Courtesy Louisiana State University College of Engineering Earthen buildings are nothing new—in fact, they’re one of the earliest forms of ...

After 20 years in its original Clayton Road studio, Castle Design has relocated to a new space at 1215 N. Warson in Creve Coeur. The move, according to owner and principal designer Emily Castle, was ...

The February earthquake in Turkey and Syria was an enormous natural disaster, causing nearly 60,000 confirmed deaths in both countries, though most of them in Turkey. The magnitude of the Turkey quake ...

Architect Daniel Libeskind revealed his plans for a new modern art center in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 3,100-sm museum will house works created from 1960 through the present day, which includes 4,000 ...

When people admire a beautifully designed home or a well-planned commercial space, they often focus on the architecture, ...

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, ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. "O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, has there ever been another place on earth where so many people of wealth and power ...

Blue Heron homes have made their mark across the Valley with ultramodern design. What turns a home into a work of art? It’s all about the emotional appeal, about how it makes each person feel as they ...

Out with the old, in with the new — Irving R. Newhouse Building, that is. The former 25,084-square-foot Newhouse building that housed offices for state senators and staff, built in 1934, was supposed ...

While some may argue the era of Art Deco interior design is over, it’s undeniable that its spirit lives on. “When we’re talking about Art Deco, generally we’re thinking of the style and aesthetic most ...

Jacob’s Pillow hosts America’s longest-running international dance festival, but it hardly looks like a place of high culture. Tucked in the woods of western Massachusetts, it resembles a makeshift ...