Galleria di Diana in Venaria Royal Palace, an example of Classical architecture. The Classical Language is an example of an "extremely successful form language". Image Courtesy of shutterstock.com ...

There was also the question of style. The pattern language calls for architectural features such as sheltering roofs and small window panes, while Modernist design favors flat roofs and large ...

Since I enrolled in the class, I’ve begun to understand how architecture is a language — how it speaks to our subconscious ... reminiscent of a long tradition of study and prayer. A design that is ...

In “The Language of Architectural Classicism,” Edward McParland insists otherwise. An architectural historian and former pro-chancellor at Trinity College Dublin, Mr. McParland considers his ...

Most tourists marvelling at the monumental relics of ancient Greece or Rome, from the Parthenon to the Pantheon, haven’t got a clue about the classical orders of architecture as they take ...