Without even knowing it, you were able to draw a gable roof ever since you were a little kid, that’s how popular this style is. Gable roofs are the most common ones in modern architecture. They’re ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you've ever driven around town admiring all the different home exteriors in your neighborhood, you may ...

Ever wonder about the story behind your home's design? Explore the most iconic classic American house styles, from Colonial ...

Buying a home sometimes feels like a crash course in different home architectural styles. You will come across different options on a daily basis, and you must decide on the best architectural style ...

Home at 2 Collins Avenue Friday August 7, 2015 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union) Second Empire architecture is a lesson in perspective, a reminder that what we now look upon as ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Reminiscent of fairy-tale cottages and grand English countryside manors, the Tudor architectural style ...

Created by architects in the middle of the 20th century, midcentury modern is a style born out of post–World War II optimism and new technological developments of the age. With the advancements in ...

Editor’s Note: Mark Foster Gage is an American architect and founder of Mark Foster Gage Architects in New York. He is also a professor of architecture at Yale University School of Architecture. New ...

Caught between federal flood guidelines and local height restrictions, an emotional debate is stirring over the shape of roofs in the Hamptons. The controversy spawned a lawsuit in the village of ...

World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October, a tradition that started in 1985 to encourage people “to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all to ...