Architecture

 The design of any plant has to respond to four main physical constraints:  1) Plants have to capture sunlight and avoid shading their own l...

American architect  Cass Gilbert  (1854-1934) designed the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth building.  An early proponent of skyscr...

The pure forms conceived by celebrated architects are often compromised by the needs of ordinary people. For example, at Bard College this s...

Surfaces with compound curves can create structures that are far lighter and stronger than rectangular forms. In the 20th century the archit...

Sculpture of Columbus by Mary Lawrence Sculptor Lorado Taft needed assistants to help him carry out the decorations for the Horticulture bui...