In Syracuse, N.Y., artist Sol LeWitt has been building walls, while Nancy Cantor, the new chancellor of Syracuse University, has been breaking them down (figuratively speaking). Cantor, who was ...

In some parts of England, a number of brick walls that continue in waves are installed. At first glance, these walls seem to require more bricks than a straight wall, but they actually require less ...

If ever there were a designer who knew his way around a curve it was 20th-century Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The softer face of modernism, he is perhaps best known for his sensuous glass vases, ...

If you’ve ever wondered where exiled royalty live, look no further. The parents of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, grandson of the last king of Italy, built this stunning stone villa on the shore of ...