To understand Spanish Revival architecture, we have to look back several hundred years. From the 16th to the mid-19th century, Spain was the dominant colonizer in the Americas. The parts of America ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spain, a land of diverse and captivating history, owes a significant part of its cultural tapestry to the Moors. Their lasting ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
RIP, starchitecture. And good riddance. Catalonian architects Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta, of RCR Arquitectes, are the winners of the 2017 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The ...
With their red-tile roofs and stucco walls so commonplace that they’ve become part of the landscape, the homes of the Spanish Colonial Revival tapped the climate, local materials and an idealized view ...
Looking at photographs can only go so far when you’re studying architecture. Sure, pictures can convey some of a building’s traits and features, but the best way to actually experience a structure’s ...
Dancers Alma Real and Filipe del Hoyo at Old Spanish Days Fiesta, circa 1935. Credit: Santa Barbara Historical Museum Collection photo [Noozhawk’s note: One in a daily series leading up to Old Spanish ...
"On-Site" is the fashionably obscure title of the current Museum of Modern Art exhibition on new architecture in Spain. How new? The show features projects that are either under construction or were ...
How to design livable spaces, making the most of the available square meters? Currently, the design of housing in major urban centers is often linked to finding ways to optimize interior spaces, ...
The distribution of natural light, improved ventilation, and the propensity to connect living spaces with the outdoors while maintaining the privacy of the inhabitants have made courtyards a go-to in ...
Now you can tour the Spanish-influenced architecture of the French Quarter without ever leaving home, courtesy of the The Historic New Orleans Collection. Sharing the theme of the collection's ...
Influencer Melissa Ray shared a TikTok Thursday of her trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. In the video, Ray expressed gratitude for the Spanish architecture built in Mexico. TikTok users were quick to call out ...