Twentieth century architecture grappled with the longstanding problem of defining meaning by attempting to sidestep the problem through abstraction. While dissolving the literal connection between ...

The Abbey of San Galgano in Toscana, Italy, as depiction of space and time. Source: Marc Wittmann Architecture is concerned with space. Architects have learned to envision and construct buildings. A ...

“Materialized Space” is a necessary corrective to the public image of Rudolph, whose name has unfairly become synonymous with Brutalism. To be sure, he designed more than his share of brooding ...

The role of a building’s entrance area is critical in a world where first impressions are everything. It anticipates what is to come, marks the starting point to an architectural journey and sets the ...