Architect William Van Alen’s plans for the building’s formidable steel helmet grew taller and more ambitious over time. NYPL On a mild October day in 1929, the architect William Van Alen watched from ...

Capacity-building is defined as the process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and ...

Since its tallest buildings were completed in the 1980s the Dallas skyline has remained fairly consistent. At least on the outside. Within the walls of Dallas' glass and steel behemoths things are ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

At first glance, Tokyo’s cityscape is a mishmash of grey concrete buildings instead of an assemblage of architectural showpieces. As a city prone to earthquakes, Tokyo doesn’t have an abundance of ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A state's capitol can tell you a lot about its history. State capitols house each state's legislative ...

Ever since humans began building, they’ve been building up. Throughout the millennia, our constructions have reached higher and higher into the sky, spurred by various motivations: religion, democracy ...

Barcelona is a city where architecture has long served as a laboratory of urban experimentation, each era leaving its mark on the city's fabric. From the dense streets of the Gothic Quarter to the ...

Landmarks give us a true sense of place. Monuments and natural wonders help connect travelers to a destination and inspire trips around the globe, whether to Paris for the Eiffel Tower or Giza (near ...

His buildings—including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois, and his own winter home in Scottsdale, Arizona—are some of the most beloved from the ...

Building Permits measures the change in the number of new building permits issued by the government. Building permits are a key indicator of demand in the housing market. A higher than expected ...

Architecture Classics: ECLAC Building / Emilio Duhart Guangming Public Service Platform / ZHUBO DESIGN Administration Building with Rooftop Greenhouse / Kuehn Malvezzi Krushi Bhawan / Studio Lotus ...