Nice view of the Eiffel Tower...but it probably would have been better in the living room. A student of mine once designed a floor plan...

At Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, a cramped, low-ceilinged entry leads directly up to... “Ooh, I don’t like this!  It’s so cramp...

Try having friendly dinner conversation with somebody who's sitting right next to you. Sometimes, a stupid idea just won’t die.  It’...

Frieze blocks, not freeze blocks. With its many odd and esoteric terms, the language of architecture seems forever doomed to misuse—not ...

Landscape architect Thomas Church brought a new simplicity to landscape design in the mid-20th century. When I was a kid, junipers and s...

Here's the problem with a long, skinny room: You can't furnish it in a way that's inviting. Designing a floor plan involves...

It's no big deal to replace a window with french doors— as long as you stay within the original window opening and just remove the wal...