The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

With its striking Neoclassical architecture, including stately Corinthian columns and a soaring 287-foot dome, the Washington State Capitol building in Olympia is an impressive sight from any angle.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If there's one prominent architectural style that can be observed throughout history—and throughout the ...

A faction of present-day architects is rejecting modernism in favor of the columns and pediments of classical Greece. Exquisite examples of their neoclassical architecture can be found around the U.S.

Low Library is the most consequential building on Columbia’s campus. Despite not being a space that students use frequently, its design is a physical culmination of Columbia’s principled image and ...