In an early chapter of his interesting new book, Symmetry: A Journey Into the Patterns of Nature, Marcus du Sautoy describes a visit to the Alhambra, the great Moorish palace in Granada, Spain. He and ...

Affluent Athenian shopping district Kolonaki may have suffered its own downturn during the Greek financial crisis, but it has begun showing signs of a defiant cultural renaissance, with a number of ...

The renowned architect Guilford Bell was famous for the use of symmetry in his homes. Fireplaces in living areas were often framed by two doorways, one either side. Taken to the extreme, some of his ...

Kamal Boullata uses the Fibonacci series of numbers and ancient Islamic architecture as elements of his work Arab artist Kamal Boullata was born in Occupied Jerusalem in 1942, but has lived in exile ...

Some buildings-in-the-making keep architects awake at night, just as doctors worry over critical patients, and journalists -- yes, we do -- sweat ethical dilemmas with no easy answers. Architect ...