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LA’s 12,000 New Units: How Adaptive Reuse Is Giving Old Buildings New Life in 2025

Los Angeles is in the midst of an architectural revolution that’s transforming the urban landscape while honoring its history. With 12,000 new housing units coming...

Jan 14, 2026 William Crawford 5 min
Architecture

L.A. Fires Destroyed Midcentury Icons: The Restoration Techniques That Could Save More

When flames swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods in late 2024 and early 2025, they consumed more than homes and landscapes. They destroyed irreplaceable examples of...

Jan 13, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

Dentils, Quoins, and Keystones: 15 Classic Details That Add $100K to Home Values

Real estate professionals have long known a secret that homeowners often overlook: architectural details matter. Not just aesthetically, though that matters too, but financially. The...

Jan 12, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

The Golden Ratio at Your Doorstep: How Proportions Make or Break a Building

The ancient Greeks believed that certain mathematical relationships possessed inherent beauty, that proportions derived from geometry and nature would satisfy human perception in ways arbitrary...

Jan 11, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

Why Classic Buildings Just Feel Right: The Psychology of Symmetry in Architecture

You’ve felt it, even if you couldn’t explain it. Walking up to certain buildings, something just feels right. The proportions, the balance, the way the...

Jan 10, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

From the Pantheon to the Capitol: The Dome Design That Defined Western Architecture

Stand beneath the Pantheon’s oculus in Rome and look up through the 27-foot opening to the sky above. The coffered concrete dome that frames this...

Jan 9, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

2,000 Years of Engineering: Why Roman Arches Still Hold Up Modern Buildings

Walk into almost any parking garage, pass under a highway overpass, or enter a monumental building, and chances are you’re trusting your safety to an...

Jan 8, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

Broken or Complete: What the Pediment Above Your Door Says About Your Home

That triangular element crowning your front door or topping the windows of stately buildings isn’t merely decorative. The pediment, one of classical architecture’s most enduring...

Jan 7, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

Architrave, Frieze, and Cornice: The Hidden Geometry Above Every Greek Column

Every classical column tells a story, but the real action happens above the capital. That horizontal band spanning from column to column, the entablature, follows...

Jan 6, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
Architecture

Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian: How to Tell Classic Columns Apart in 30 Seconds

You’ve walked past them thousands of times on banks, courthouses, museums, and the grandest residential facades. Those vertical cylinders supporting the porticos of important buildings...

Jan 5, 2026 William Crawford 4 min
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