The campaign to preserve a 1920s Streamline Moderne single-family home in Fairfax won a big victory today when the city’s cultural heritage commission approved its application for monument status. The ...

The San Diego City Council on Monday overturned the historic designation of a small, nondescript commercial building on the southeast corner of 4th Avenue and Palm Street in Banker's Hill. Built by ...

The preservation movement across the country is primarily focused on restoring residential architecture and post industrial buildings. With the arrival of the STR Columbia in Buffalo (September 2015), ...

Over the past year, trends have converged at a crossroad between nostalgic design and otherworldly futurism — a blend of familiar, character-rich environments and sleek, modern finishes. We've seen ...

Palo Alto may have its share of Queen Anne, Craftsman, Spanish Revival and Eichler homes, but there’s one style that is nearly impossible to find on its residential streets – Streamline Moderne ...

Most people drive right past Bobby and Marti Brom's low-profile house in Southwest Portland because they don't know to stop. That's OK. In fact, having a nondescript facade concealed for decades by ...

Let's face it. The use of glass block almost always comes off as kitschy and dated. This is simply because, in most applications, it looks as if you're trying too hard to capture the essence of Art ...

Lots of Chicago-area buildings make you stop and ask: “What’s that building?” WBEZ’s Reset is collecting the stories behind them! You can also find them on this map. It may not be obvious at first ...

John King is the Chronicle’s former urban design critic. His book “Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the reinvention of American cities,” is now available in paperback by W.W. Norton. ‘Tis ...

IT WASN’T THE post-and-beam of their dreams, but you don’t come across a near-perfect architectural jewel every day—much less one that’s cloaked in natural light and located in a spot you already want ...