If great food, history, and historical architecture aren't enough to entice potential visitors, then the weather might be the ...

Also known as the Royal Palace, the Palazzo dei Normanni is the oldest royal residence in Europe. Now home to the Sicilian ...

Grille gates serve a clear purpose, but that doesn't mean they have to be ugly. Well-designed grille gates can improve curb ...

Bus benches with dividers on Second Avenue. (Photo by Calista Stocker/Times of San Diego) In 2017, the Metropolitan Transit System spent $1.4 million upgrading bus stop benches throughout the county.

Who would deny that the planet needs green architecture? Yet, it is far from clear what green architecture is. “Green”, “sustainable” and “resilient” are words that allegedly have descriptive ...

After the 1693 earthquake, Ragusa was rebuilt on two levels: the elegant Ragusa Superiore above and the ancient Ragusa Ibla below. Photo Credit: Terra Barocca Sicily is Italy in high definition. Just ...

Performances in N.Y.C. William Christie, who is being feted for his 80th birthday, planted seeds in fallow grounds that brought forth baroque splendors — both figuratively and literally. William ...

In her paintings, Jesse Mockrin calls out the casual indifference to violence against women in art history and modern museums while centering the women upon whom the violence was visited. Jesse ...

Is there anything more stylish than a classic strand of freshwater pearls? Maybe! At least, the baroque pearl necklace has been making a convincing case this summer. There’s just something so deeply ...

Singapore-based AI startup Sapient Intelligence has developed a new AI architecture that can match, and in some cases vastly outperform, large language models (LLMs) on complex reasoning tasks, all ...

A time capsule of Baroque opulence in Prague’s historic Lesser Town neighborhood that was on the market for US$7.1 million has sold, according to the listing agent. The nearly 500-year-old building ...