Last time, we looked at architects who--not atypically--produced some of their best work toward the end of their long careers. In architectu...

“The four stages of man,” Art Linkletter once observed, “are infancy, childhood, adolescence, and obsolescence.”  While this bromide ma...

Last time, we looked at some building code requirements that routinely trip up do-it-yourselfers. As arcane as some of the code’s provisions...

Last time, we talked about building code provisions that variously baffle or irritate do-it-yourself builders (and occasionally, seasoned ...

“When I built my addition, the building inspector made me tear out the bedroom window and put in a bigger one! Personally, I don’t think i...

In architecture, the surest way to achieve a timeless design is to use materials that are familiar, durable, and that become more beautifu...

More than a half-century after his death in 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright is still considered the greatest architect America has produced, and ...