Gothic Revival: A Captivating Architectural Movement
On December 7, 2024, the world watched as Notre-Dame de Paris reopened its doors after five years of painstaking restoration. The devastating fire of April...
How to Spot a True Colonial Home: Key Architectural Markers
Drive through any historic neighborhood in Boston, Philadelphia, or Williamsburg, and you will encounter rows of stately brick homes with an unmistakable rhythm—symmetrical facades, double-hung...
The Federal Style Explained: Why the White House Leads Design
When visitors first see the White House, they often remark on its stately Southern character—the columned porticos, the symmetrical wings, the dignified restraint of its...
What Real Georgian Architecture Looks Like (Beyond Pinterest)
Georgian architecture has gotten complicated with all the modern “Georgian-inspired” builder homes and Pinterest boards flying around, so let me set the record straight on...
Victorian Architecture: Every Major Style from 1837 to 1901
Victorian architecture defies simple definition. Spanning the long reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, this era produced an astonishing variety of styles—Gothic Revival,...
Neoclassical Architecture and the Revival of Ancient Greek Forms
Neoclassical architecture represents the most ambitious attempt to revive the building traditions of ancient Greece and Rome. Emerging in the mid-18th century and flourishing through...
How Baroque Architecture Used Drama to Win Back Believers
As someone who has spent years wandering through European churches and palaces with my neck craned back, I learned everything there is to know about...
Renaissance Architecture: From Brunelleschi to the Rebirth of Classical Form
The Renaissance—meaning rebirth—transformed European civilization beginning in 15th-century Italy. In architecture, this rebirth meant the rediscovery of classical antiquity and the development of systematic principles...
Roman Architecture: How Six Centuries of Building Changed Everything
Roman Architecture: How Six Centuries of Building Changed Everything That Came After Roman architecture has gotten simplified in popular history with all the “columns and...
Arts and Crafts Lamps: How to Identify Authentic Pieces and Find Quality Reproductions
The Arts and Crafts color palette is one of those things I keep coming back to because it just works. Born from a philosophy that...
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