The most famous architects don’t solely leave behind the buildings they’ve designed—they leave behind blueprints for how we live, work, and move through the world. From the way Frank Lloyd Wright ...

When the architect Louis I. Kahn collapsed and died in the men’s room of Penn Station in 1974, he left behind many things. There were buildings of monumental importance and vision, like the Salk ...

To learn the history of a new destination, travelers should look no further than its most famous buildings. Of course, there are other ways to discover the local culture, which can be reflected in the ...

Back when he was a boy, Roy Pachecano’s mother would give him pencils and paper to keep him quiet in church. He's been sketching ever since, even as his career as an architect, real estate developer ...

Readers of The Wall Street Journal’s Mansion section have a keen eye when it comes to architecture—and some pretty strong opinions about it, too. They have a lot to say about our Houses of the Week ...

Years ago, I went down to Room One in the basement of City Hall and looked up the building permit record for my house. It was interesting, even for a little tract house built back in 1910, along with ...

(CNN) — There are only a handful of architects in contemporary history whose names are widely recognized. Think Zaha Hadid, known for her futuristic, sinewy forms that seem to defy structural logic ...