Maybe those Egyptian pharaohs were on to something. You don’t have to be Indiana Jones to know they were consumed with the idea of eternal life. And if enduring influence after one’s years have passed ...

The Penn Museum is temporarily closing two of its most revered galleries this fall to make way for some dramatic changes. The Ancient Egypt and Nubia galleries will close Nov. 6 so the museum can ...

Like our weather fronts that come and go, trends in architecture come and go as well. These trends are most often driven by social preferences of the time, advances in technology, new construction ...

Contemporary Egyptian architecture draws from a rich history. As a cradle of civilization, the transcontinental country has influenced diverse building styles and design cultures. Home to some of the ...

With a few notable exceptions, the last few days and weeks have brought plenty of news of closings and postponements. Thankfully, these uncertain times haven’t stopped the completion of an ambitious ...

Today: Stockton’s Little Egypt. Speaking of Glenn Allen (1868-1943), which we were last week, the Stockton architect took a day off from designing dignified civic buildings now and then and cut loose.

The Gate Project boasts several renewable energytechnologies meant to assure a 50 percent energy saving and a significant reduction in carbon footprint. A mesh surface unfolds above all the building ...

When Isis first arrived on Greek shores in the 3rd century BCE, her new followers had to build sanctuaries appropriate to an Egyptian goddess. In the process of imagining a place for their Greek Isis ...

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