But for many years, architecture buffs have made a pilgrimage to this Connecticut coastal town for its modernist buildings.

He said the fire spread very quickly and lapped over the roof. "Because of the nature of the thatch it was coming underneath," Mr Williams added. Fire ripped through the thatched roofs of the ...

We would stay in lodgings ranging from modest to fancy, mostly tents with thatched or canvas roofs, all with bathrooms and running water. Several were mere feet from watering holes where ...

A third component of the Kailua House, besides the primary house enclosure and the lanai, is a series of volumes that hold up the roof, one containing a workspace, others a tearoom, a shower, and a ...

Modern architecture has adapted this principle ... hot air at the top while letting cooler air circulate below. Thatched roofs, made from palm leaves or bamboo, provide insulation while remaining ...

Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of India's western Gujarat state have been painted in a reflective, white coating over the last two months to try to keep their occupants cooler as ...

The benefits of getting a fortified roof in south Louisiana — including lower insurance premiums and fewer hurricane losses — generally outweigh the costs of putting the roof on, according to ...

He believed that architects could design better buildings if they did the construction themselves. His do-it-yourself approach caught on. David Sellers in 2015, at his studio in Vermont.

Architect Ricardo Scofidio, whose work co-designing museums, art venues and public spaces — including New York City’s famed High Line — reshaped America’s cultural landscape, has died age 89.