Tagged: historical

When we look at architectural ornament in the categories of heraldry and emblems, we  find  abstract compositions that no longer imply a physical connection, as was the case with human,...

When used as ornament in western architecture plants have generally been rendered naturalistically as if they grew on the buildings they adorned, as shown in the example below. Plants are...

Do buildings speak to us when we pass them on the street? If so, what do they talk about, and what language do they use? Like humans, buildings talk about...