The architecture of St. Louis has a long and storied pedigree, going far back in history past its 254 years of existence. Whenever I visit Rome, Italy, I’m always amazed at the richness of its ...

The remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica has emerged in the center of Fano in Italy—and with it, a tantalizing connection to one of ancient Rome’s master builders, Vitruvius. The structure was ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

The Colosseum has undergone a significant restoration, utilizing ancient travertine marble to recreate lost architectural ...

The Colosseum's recent restoration features travertine marble to recreate ancient columns, enhancing its historical ...

An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you’re rolling into Cleveland this Thanksgiving weekend (or family and friends are coming to you!) and wondering what’s doing beyond the usual holiday hustle, here’s something ...

From top: Megalopolis explores a modern-day Roman Empire; Gladiator II re-creates Rome in Fort Ricasoli Credit: Megalopolis: Courtesy Lionsgate; Gladiator II: Guba Scott; Conclave: Courtesy Focus ...

“Every time I fight people, I think about walking into the Colosseum,” Adam Woolard, a model and boxer, told his fiancée, former Bachelorette Hannah Browne, in a viral TikTok. “It’s like, if this is a ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By borrowing techniques from the Greeks and the Etruscans, Romans engineered ...

From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...

Editor's note: The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s recently published book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” ...