Henri Labrouste is one of the few nineteenth-century architects consistently lionized as a precursor of modern architecture throughout the twentieth century and

Looks at the work of four nineteenth century French architects, including libraries, schools, a cathedral, and public buildings.

In an era of brash, expensive, provocative new buildings, a prominent critic argues that emotions—such as hope, power, sex, and our changing relationship to t

The Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius declared firmitas, utilitas, and venustas-firmness, commodity, and delight- to be the three essential attributes of a

An examination of Richardson's small public libraries that places them in the design, cultural, political, and economic contexts of their times.