symbology The controversial history of the US military building shaped like a swastika David Pescovitz

A Pattern Language Christopher Alexander, pioneering architect and creator of A Pattern Language, has died Gareth Branwyn

grotesques There are many faces peeking at you at Pena Palace Popkin

preservation "Giant chainmail box" used to dry out house slowly dissolving in Scottish rain Rob Beschizza

construction Why is New York City replete with scaffolding? Devin Nealy

Japanese culture The life and (possible) death of Tokyo's capsule tower Devin Nealy

architecture Modernist man: Jock Peters may be the most influential architect you've never heard of Mark Frauenfelder

typefaces Learn to write like an architect Rob Beschizza

stone cold Spooky photos of ice castles Clive Thompson

los angeles Hollywood could soon get a wild-looking high-rise, called The Star Mark Frauenfelder

architecture fiction These weird windows are designed to stop witch attacks Thom Dunn

architecture Bad design and bad implementation are blamed for new problems rapidly tilting SF's Millenium Tower Jason Weisberger

deaths Fourth death at "The Vessel" sculpture in New York City's Hudson Yards Rob Beschizza

catastrophes Computer simulation of Surfside tower collapse Rob Beschizza

buildings Drone film of Hong Kong's residential towers Rob Beschizza

99 percent invisible How megaplex movie theatres shaped the movie industry — for better, and for worse Thom Dunn

14th Century How European bridges were built in the 14th century Gareth Branwyn

homes Sleep in a far-out UFO that landed in otherworldly Joshua Tree, California David Pescovitz

ha-ha The ingenuity of the 'ha-ha' Miss Cellania

brutalism Lego brutalism Rob Beschizza