Why not bottle it? Architecture can bring pleasure in ways less direct than the “mere” sight of beauty.

A renovated savings bank in Chicago now serves as an art and community center.

Carroll William Westfall discusses the development of preservation and urbanism, illustrating the problem with labeling a building "of its time."

Drawings by Eric Osth of Urban Design Associates show that great streets can serve as centers of urban life, creating character and regeneration.

Robert A.M. Stern's City Living: Apartment Houses, showcases superlative urban architecture, while analyzing the precedent, context and history of each project.