Designer and professor Monique Lizardo discusses how Indigenous body markings—plus ceramics, weavings, and other art forms—can reveal a lot about how past societies looked and functioned.

The term colonial architecture broadly refers to the buildings and homes that were constructed during a period of colonization in a given country. American colonial architecture emerged in the United ...

Architectural History, Theory and Criticism encompasses the study of built environments across time, the conceptual frameworks that explain their significance, and the evaluative approaches that ...

Introduction: Beyond the forbidden city; Genesis of Chinese buildings and cities; Architecture of the First Emperor and his predecessors; Han architecture; And age of turmoil: three kingdoms, two jins ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

Click to open image viewer. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Initial ...

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — For the first time since 1973, the City of Charleston has completed a comprehensive architectural survey of every building on the downtown peninsula, a move city leaders ...

Today AD welcomes back architect Valery Augustin for a walking tour of Downtown Los Angeles, exploring its diverse architectural design. From Spanish Colonial and 1930s art deco to postmodern ...