Beauty is, famously, in the eye of the beholder, but few would deny that these stunning architectural marvels rank among the most attractive structures anywhere. From grand cathedrals and soaring ...

Architecture in the 20th century was defined by a single dominant style: modernism. This design movement transformed the ...

Fifth on this list is a building that could be confused with the White House: Gordon Hall. Designed by the protégés of Henry H. Richardson, the mind behind Trinity Church, Gordon Hall is the ...

The history of modern architecture has been well covered in classical surveys that traced the developments of this major movement that dominated the architectural landscape of the 20th century until ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” Contents1. Taj Mahal, India2. Hallgrímskirkja, Iceland3. The Great Pyramids of ...

This article was originally published on Common Edge. "O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, has there ever been another place on earth where so many people of wealth and power ...

“Are You Illiterate About Modern Architecture?” by Peter Blake, was originally published in the September 1961 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our Nostalgia ...