The Roman Empire, once the dominant force in the Western world, built structures that have withstood the ravages of time for ...

ROME — For centuries, historians and architecture critics have been embarrassed by buildings like San Giorgio in Velabro. The exterior of the medieval church is inoffensive enough: trim portico ...

The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius defined the principles of strength, utility, and beauty with his monumental work, 'De ...

The MAXXI museum of contemporary art and architecture in Rome has captured the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture this year. Designed by London-based Zaha Hadid, the building was lauded ...

Look at the Capitol building, which is still functioning well," he said. Modernist architecture, such as brutalism, became the norm for federal buildings starting in 1962.