Such details, while often dismissed as mundane and may not be the most recognizable features of stellar projects, profoundly impact the cohesiveness and functionality of architectural projects.

So when you walk up to a building, assess whether it’s inviting or intimidating, rich in details or spartan in design, functionally intuitive or a baffling mystery. All of those will impact the ...

Beamed ceilings and cove molding are a mainstay of the style's more illustrious architectural cousins in nearby Laurelhurst, and the object of my relentless fascination. They create a wonderful ...

While you might not know what distinguishes a Cape Cod-style home from a ranch house, casual architecture fans will ...

Just about everyone who has driven through Palo Alto likely has seen the Spanish-influenced architecture of Birge Clark. His iconic red-tiled roofs, stucco walls, arches and wrought iron details ...

Is your house the kind that would be featured in Architectural Digest — with neat, perfect rooms, with one book or magazine tastefully displayed near a vase of perfect blooms? For two days in ...

“People, as far back as the ancient Romans, have been using paint to simulate architectural details that don’t actually exist,” says Phillip Thomas, founder of the eponymous New York–based ...

Part One of this three-part essay on architectural details will explore buildings in and around the historic district known as ‘the Hill.’ It’s all in the details, so take a closer look.

These details are not incidental—they are deliberate, integral to the atmosphere and function of the architecture. What emerges is a study in contrast and continuity: how two architects ...