Swiss architect Peter Zumthor’s controversial design for LACMA has turned into Los Angeles’ most serious cultural issue in the last decade, writes commentator Joseph Giovannini.

Single-family dwellings used to outrank other buildings in the architectural canon. No more.

On the far west side of Manhattan, Thomas Heatherwick’s 2,500-step sculpture opens at Hudson Yards.

Can architects make a difference in transforming our criminal justice system?

A nonprofit national research and policy organization and a Boston-based firm work together to envision what future prisons can look like.

Jesse Reiser explains the circumstance behind his creating a copy of Aldo Rossi’s scheme for the Modena Cemetery of 1972 for the maestro.

In this special section, we examine how architects and photographers approach each other’s craft and work together.

Capturing a project in photographs requires clear goals and careful planning.

The 20th Century's leading photographers have shaped our perception of the era's iconic modernists.

Finding an affordable place to live is becoming an increasingly dire problem for many Americans. This special section explores the range of causes, effects, and solutions in a variety of challenged urban markets.