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Architecture Feature Writer: Tom Ravenscroft

From iconic buildings in New York to Bauhaus-inspired house design, keep up with the latest trends in architecture and design, meet famous design practitioners, and engage with urban design issues in the Architecture section at Suite 101.

Develop an appreciation of architectural classics, from ancient sites like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to modernist examples like Louis Kahn's capital complex in Dhaka, and find out how buildings are constructed using the most recent technologies. Book reviews and architectural criticism round out your architectural tour.

Send me your brickbats and bouquets through the online discussion forum, and feel free to email me with any topics or books you'd like to see covered.

Latest articles in Architecture

 		Home Construction Alternatives
People throughout history have built shelters out of whatever they happened to have at hand. People today are applying their construction methods.
Free Home Heating
Designing a solar-sequenced house means getting free heat and saving on air conditioning both at the same time.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Japanese Influence
This article briefly explores the Influence of Japanese culture on the architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Uses for Solar Panels - Sustainable Heat and Electricy Generation
What are solar panels and what are their uses?
The Greene Brothers in California
The Greene brothers, Charles and Henry, were influential architects in California and built many houses that are historical monuments today.
New Hampshire's Strawbery Banke – History and Architecture Blend
The harbor at Portsmouth N.H. escaped urban renewal to become a place to see how a neighborhood's fabric, culture and buildings changed over five centuries.
The Strengths and Weaknesses of New Urbanism Development
New Urbanism is a growing trend in urban planning that has both strengths and weaknesses. It makes sense in urban areas but does not work in rural areas.
Villa Savoye: an Influential Design
Villa Savoye located in Poissy in France is a classic example of international style, modern building design. However it was built in nineteen twenty nine.
Eastern Philosophy the Key to Creating Buildings That Aid Healing
In an exclusive interview an award winning Irish Bio-architect explains how martial arts influenced him as strongly as did the Dublin School of Architecture
How To Build a Treehouse
Building a children's backyard treehouse can be a fun project. Proper planning can save you money and time while building the perfect backyard getaway.
Central Coast NSW Educator Speaks about Benefits of Writing Rooms
Architects designed the Writing Room, to which people moved for writing and contemplation. This tradition still runs today on the Central Coast of NSW.
Le Corbusier Books - The Best Books To Learn About Le Corbusier
Three books that provide the best place to start understanding one of architecture's most influential men, the father of modernism, Le Corbusier
Recommended Book list for New Urbanism
Several books have been published on New Urbanism during the last 20 years. Here 10 of the most important ones are briefly introduced.
Green Remodeling and Sustainable Design: The Economic Challenges
Sustainable green design is obviously more expensive for builders, but homeowners (and home re-modelers) have other economic challenges to green building.
Green Sustainable Design: The Economic Challenges
Overall, economic and monetary challenges are the greatest obstacle to builders promoting green sustainable design. LEED construction is still expensive.
The Cancelled Steel Building Pitch Exposed
Purchasing a steel building can be a stressful and sometimes tricky situation. Research a reputable, highly skilled engineering company.
World's Tallest Buildings 1989 - 2009: the Shift from USA to Asia
The shift in location of the world's ten tallest buildings from North America to Asia demonstrates architecturally the emergence of these economies
London Olympic Games 2012 Architecture – The Event vs. The Legacy
Will the focus upon creating a lasting legacy for the London Olympics in 2012 damage the spectacle and architecture of the world's greatest sporting event
Spotlight on Some of the World's Great Towers
Mankind has been erecting towers for centuries. The structures have long competed with constructions of other kinds for the title world's tallest building.
Wear Point Wind Farm Gets the Go Ahead
A new small scale wind farm is to be built at Wear Point, near Milford Haven waterway in Pembrokeshire (Wales) by Infinergy, a renewable energy developer.
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