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10 Monuments and Memorials That Changed America Forever

For such a young country, the United States is filled with monuments and memorials to the nation’s great triumphs and darkest hours. And while ...

5 Ways to Prepare for Architecture School Over the Summer

While most architectural skills are best developed under the coaching of experienced professors, here are some simple tasks that will help incoming architecture students ...

Villa in Vahakni district

Location: Vahakni district, Yerevan, Armenia Year of Implementation: 2016-2018 Surface: 400.0 sqm

50 AutoCAD Commands You Should Know

After spending countless hours in front of AutoCAD working on a project, you’re bound to have your own set of favorite commands to standardize a few steps. We ...

How to Reinvent the Apartment Building

In 1967, Moshe Safdie reimagined the monolithic apartment building, creating “Habitat ’67,” which gave each unit an unprecedented sense of openness. Nearly 50 years ...

My Architect

Louis Kahn, a giant among twentieth-century architects, left a legacy of brilliantly designed and engineered buildings that have a tough beauty and deep spirit. ...