ARCHITECTURE

From record-breaking plants and incredible animal news to space superlatives and the awesome power of Taylor Swift fans, here’s the long list of things we learned in 2023.

Seattle’s iconic Space Needle debuted at the 1962 World’s Fair—and was inspired by America's Space Race with the Soviet Union.

Solariums are nostalgic for many customers, but Wendy's thinks they’re dated.

Technically, only the figures that function as water spouts are actual gargoyles.

From Europe's smallest castle to a fortress built into a cliff, these unique castles all break the mold.

In 1977, climber George Willig decided his next great challenge would be scaling 110 stories in lower Manhattan.

Civil engineer Siswanti Zuraida built a concrete structure using diapers that would otherwise sit in a landfill for decades, making for a literal brick sh-t house.

Let’s go inside the mysterious infrastructure that stores our water.

While there are many beautiful libraries in the world, there are also a number of more unique ones—from creative architectural wonders to libraries that aren’t housed within buildings at all.

From Chinese checkers and Panama hats to koala bears and king crabs, and beyond, these names aren't quite what they seem.

Once celebrated by millions, these events were later derided as "architectural beauty pageants" and have largely fallen out of favor. What happened?

The war in Ukraine is having more unintended consequences, including a new lights-out policy at one of the world's most famous attractions.