The Prinkipo Greek Orphanage is the largest wooden construction in Europe and the second largest in the world. Located in Büyükada, one of the nine Princes’ Islands off the coast of Istanbul, it was built in 1898. The building...

The city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates is aglow for its annual Light Festival. The eighth edition this year celebrates science, creativity and heritage. For 11 days, 24 international light artists...

One of the biggest bunkers built by the Nazis has been turned into a museum.



The Tirpitz bunker in dunes on the west coast of Denmark were buil

t in 1944.

Denmark’s Crown Prince officially opened the...

The Pompidou Centre in Paris is instantly recognisable. It is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The iconic building with its radical architecture was designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.



It was...

A smartphone app is bringing to life the world of the modernist architect Walter Gropius – one of the founders of the Bauhaus art school.



Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919. Browse thCollection.a...

An iconic skyscraper will be one of the tallest in the world when it’s completed in the next few months.



But it’s already making headlines not just for its height but also for it’s state-of-the-art...

The EU district of Brussels is, like the weather, grey and dreary.



So what better to spruce it up than a colourful new

building?

Except this new meeting place for EU leaders comes at a price; a whoppin

g...

Every surface is a canvas for artists Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran, who have covered the walls and floors of their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice with all sort of mosaic tiles, figurines, broken plates...

Can buildings once dubbed ‘eco-monsters’ become models of ecological-sustainability?



Apparently they can! In Genoa, Italy, a complex, nicknamed ‘the washing machine’ due...

Exposition



“2016”enta 2016” Huang Yong Ping Empires, Grand Palais, Paris – until June...

‘Reporting From The Front’ is the title of the Venice Biennale.



It is fitting that a city famed for its architecture celebrates arc

hitecture.

The Australian contribution features ‘The Pool’...

The site of Hampi, in India’s southwestern state of Karnataka, was the capital of the last great Hindu Kingdom of Vijayanagar. The empire prospered between the 14th and 16th centuries and received UNESCO World...

Our new series of Postcards begins in the capital of Azerbaijan, with the striking new addition to the skyline.



The Flame Towers are the city’s tallest buildings, overlooking Baku Bay and the

Old City....

In this Target Japan Special, we head to Tokyo, to one of the world’s most vibrant business districts: Marunouchi and the adjacent neighbourhoods of Otemachi and Yurakucho. Here beats the heart of Japanese business,...

The last in this series of Postcards from Lyon comes to you from one of the French city’s newest landmarks.



The Confluence Museum sits in the exact spot where two major river

s join up.

Key...

In this episode of Postcards from Lyon we focus on the new modern district in the place where the Saône and Rhône rivers come together.



Key facts about the cit

y of Lyon:

It is France’s second...

Aviation giants Airbus and Boeing are showing off their latest tech and innovations at the 2024 Farnborough Air Show.

The Bronx Historical Society is offering a list of activities for Bronx residents to explore and learn more about the history of their borough.

It's an exciting weekend for history buffs and architecture enthusiasts in Toronto. The city is holding its annual Doors Open event. CBC Toronto's Britnei Bilhete has a preview.

The sustainable biomaterial could already be applied as a tiling system for smaller components in buildings.

A retired architecture professor says Windsorites should pay more attention to the architectural heritage of their city.

CBC's Dalson Chen interviews retired architectural history professor Frank Perissinotti about some of Windsor's underrated building features.

Terecircuits CEO Wayne Rickard explains some of the other companies set to benefit from the Nvidia-led chipmaking rally, including manufacturing and toolmaking companies.

One of the world’s most famous and distinctive buildings is marking its 50th birthday.