The architecture of the Gothic period (ca 1150—1550 CE) belongs to the most significant manifestations of human culture. The development of a skeletal system supported by flying buttresses represents ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...

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 ...

Gothic, a word that usually brings to mind dark, strange, and creepy elements, actually outdid itself when it came to architecture. Gothic architecture is grand, detailed, has elaborate designs, and ...

Digital Category - entombment of fear exterior_kyra swee yew yong. Image Courtesy of The Architecture Drawing Prize 2020 The Architecture Drawing Prize 2020 announced the shortlisted entries in the ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

In present-day pop culture, the word ‘goth’ has come to be associated with a dark aesthetic and alternative music. Gothic novels often involve horror, haunted houses, and vampires. But the word ...