Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of ...

When many people think of medieval history, a pretty grim picture comes to mind. At best, we picture knights, castles, and ...

The Harvard Graduate School of Design displayed “Envisioning Cluny: Kenneth Conant and Representations of Medieval Architecture, 1872–2025”— an exhibition tracing the efforts of Kenneth J. Conant, ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Foster Gage is an American architect and founder of Mark Foster Gage Architects in New York. He is also a professor of architecture at Yale University School of Architecture.

If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones or medieval programs in general, you’re probably familiar with action-packed battle scenes during which soldiers storm castles, dodge arrows, and dash up spiral ...

What began as an appreciation of Gothic stained glass, and its various arches and geometric patterns soon became a deep dive into architecture as a function and reflection of thought and philosophy.

Hidden in the architecture of some of the world’s most famous buildings is a cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East. Architectural historian Diana Darke and other experts have noted that ...

Brodie castle, north Scotland. Albert de Bruijn, CC BY-SA What is often not appreciated is that this style had two distinct periods of glory, with a long time out of favour in between. And it’s not ...