Cultural structures transcend the past to redefine the present.

Our architecture critic on the experiments and failures of the new MOCA exhibition.

Mr. Zion, near downtown Los Angeles, presents an opportunity to restore history.

San Pedro's Ports O'Call faces a challenge in urban planning.

In LA, a few of the streets are beautiful. But many are 'stradaccie.'

Not many people would build a house under a freeway, but this was the perfect place for gatherings.

With the naming of a new Pope, a look at the architecture of religion.

Conceived as a metaphor for the human brain, the building is joyful and exuberant.

Eco-friendly artificial islands could house 3 million and reshape Middle East.

Viewing Israel in a way that's different from what the media presents -- though its architecture, design and public spaces.