The history of modern architecture has been well covered in classical surveys that traced the developments of this major movement that dominated the architectural landscape of the 20th century until ...

“Warm” is a surprisingly elusive word in contemporary design. It is often used to describe homes that feel inviting, but warmth has less to do with color palettes and more to do with how the body ...

The Little Switzerland neighborhood was developed in 1938 and by 1939 architects Jane West Clauss and Alfred Clauss had begun designing modern homes to sit atop its ridge. The couple also lived in the ...

Part I. Cultural developments and predisposing techniques 1750-1939 : Cultural transformations: Neo-Classical architecture 1750-1900 -- Territorial transformations: urban developments 1800-1909 -- ...

The Mbhashe area of South Africa’s Eastern Cape province is a landscape of hills, fields and river valleys leading to the Indian Ocean. All along the ridges are the homesteads of the Xhosa people who ...