Palaces, Chateaux, Country Houses

With natural textures, rustic finishes and opulent antiques seeing a renaissance in our homes, this unique collection of enchanting French houses o...

The architectural work of Hans and Wassili Luckhardt (1890–1954/1889–1972) is not yet adequately appreciated. As members of the Glass Chain initiat...

The Inclusive Housing Design Guide is a revised and updated edition of the seminal Habinteg Housing Design Guide first published in 2002. The guide...

The SMOTIES network is a partnership of ten design universities, research centers, creative agencies, and national associations. Each partner selec...

Open House discusses the topic of temporary housing in architecture, art, design and humanitarian aid. The phenomenon of tiny houses fascinates and...

Filled with space-saving storage and decorative details, these unique homes under 1,200 square feet prove that bigger is not always better. In rec...

The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing cultur...

The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present  An eclectic scholarly account, tr...

Contemporary Athens is characterised by a building type that transformed the Greek capital into a modern metropolis within a few decades in the 20t...

Housing is the most omnipresent urban typology. Housing is also the essential architecture of the human condition. Perhaps more than any other arch...

Housing is the most omnipresent urban typology. Housing is also the essential architecture of the human condition. Perhaps more than any other arch...

Cath Kidston – queen of vintage-inspired homeware and joyously decorated spaces – grants unprecedented insight into her creative proce...

Creative building in existing fabric Building in existing fabric requires more than practical solutions and stylistic skills. The adaptive reuse of...

Dreaming of life by the ocean? New Coastal: Inspiration for a Life by the Sea, the sequel to Ingrid Weir’s celebrated book, New Rural, takes you on...

The architectural work of Hans and Wassili Luckhardt (1890–1954/1889–1972) is not yet adequately appreciated. As members of the Glass Chain initiat...

Climate-friendly construction is essential if we are to ensure that future generations can enjoy comfortable living spaces. Design and the choice o...

Climate-friendly construction is essential if we are to ensure that future generations can enjoy comfortable living spaces. Design and the choice o...

The unvarnished history of America's most notorious palace and its American queenMoments before the Roaring Twenties sunk into the Great Depression...

A deft interweaving of architectural and social history For aristocrats and gentry in 18th-century Ireland, the townhouses and country estates they...

Travel and the British country house explores the ways in which travel by owners, visitors and material objects shaped country houses during the lo...

Country houses and the British empire, 1700-1930 assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the Empire between the eightee...

With rare access, interior designer and artist Ashley Hicks has photographed the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace, home of Britain's monarch since ...

Chevening stands in a magnificent park below the wooded escarpment of the North Downs in Kent. It has a history dating back around 800 years, but t...