There aren’t too many non-fiction books about buildings that can be described as “awesome” and “haunting,” but Allan Wright Green’s Building the Pauson House: The Letters of Frank Lloyd Wright and ...

Ever wonder how tall the Prudential Tower letters are? We got the exact measurements behind one of Boston’s most visible ...

I have only one word for the 18-story building that is proposed for downtown Santa Cruz: monstrosity. It means something, especially a building, that is very large and considered unsightly. Synonyms: ...

To the editor — Your article regarding the Washington Building Code Council’s upcoming decision to allow gas in new residential construction is careless. The harms of burning fossil fuels inside our ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The analysis of the flaws in the Portland Museum of Art’s expansion plan ...

The Washington State Building Code Council has proposed updates to our residential building code that, if adopted, will make it the nation’s strongest. These changes would require electric heat pump ...

No doubt you have driven past the beautiful, red-topped towers of Five Wounds Portuguese National Church at Highway 101 and East Santa Clara Street. Now, the city of San Jose is considering ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A recent letter to the editor (Moore, June 19) pointed out that sustainable building should also ...

One summer, when I was a young boy, my friend and I decided to build a treehouse. I remember how excited we were to secure boards and nails and whatever else we would need and get started on the ...

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Driving down Younglove Avenue, the former Circle Church steeple was conspicuous in its absence, the building now reduced to rubble (how much will end up in a landfill vs. recycled?). This was a missed ...

I am not an architect or a brick mason, but I do not think it is a coincidence those buildings 75 years and older are collapsing after a week of heavy rain. The mortar used back in the day was porous ...