Socialist architecture, from the dismal housing blocks of the Soviet Union to Paolo Soleri's creepy Arcosanti in the Arizona desert, has usually been bland and gray at best, brutally oppressive at ...

Why Do New Buildings Look So Basic? We can embrace ornamentation in architecture without returning to the past.

Architect Sergio Palleroni, founder of BaSiC Initiative, has dedicated his career to helping communities in need. Image courtesy BaSiC Initiative Click on the slide show button to view images of BaSiC ...