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St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia

Art & Architecture

Art is the expression of creativity and imagination, exercised in such a way that it culminates in a perceptible work. Art is created and appreciated primarily for its aesthetic value or emotional power. The aesthetic and emotional value of certain art differs among each individual who perceives it. While "art" can refer to any creative expression and its resulting product, the term is often used to signify visual, stationary works such as paintings, sculptures and engravings, to name a few.

Architecture is the art, practice or profession of designing and constructing buildings, open areas, communities and other constructions. Like art, architecture is carried out with aesthetics in mind, but it is typically more constrained by the need for practicality and long-term functionality. Architecture also involves selecting furnishings and decorations, overseeing construction of the structure, inspecting, restoring and renovating an existing building. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Articles about Art & Architecture

  • Last remaining Frank Lloyd Wright hotel to be moved to Vegas Strip

    Mon, Apr 01 2013 at 8:30 AM

    A developer plans to move the only surviving hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from Mason City, Iowa, to Las Vegas. A topless, Wright-themed musical revue is also in the works.

  • Street artist Shepard Fairey to design space mission emblem

    Fri, Mar 29 2013 at 12:15 PM

    Fairey based his design on the logo of CASIS, a non-profit that oversees NASA's science experiments on the International Space Station.

  • Room and billboard: Prefab dwelling attached to massive blank canvas

    Thu, Mar 28 2013 at 3:31 PM

    Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, Julio Gomez Trevilla's Billboard House is obscured by an eye-popping mural created by the petite prefab dwelling's artist-in-residence.

  • Museum showcases off-the-wall shoes [Photos]

    Thu, Mar 28 2013 at 11:41 AM

    Some 150 pairs of eccentric shoes, many designed with celebrities in mind, are on display at the Grassi Museum in Leipzig, Germany for an experimental fashion exhibition that challenges traditional notions of shoe design.

  • The story of a sustainable neighborhood revival: India Street in Portland, Maine

    Tue, Mar 26 2013 at 5:55 PM

    Find out how this blogger's neighborhood is trying to chart a more sustainable path to the future.

  • Tilda Swinton appears in glass box for MoMA art piece

    Mon, Mar 25 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Academy Award-winning actress participating in a form of sleeping art titled 'The Maybe.'

  • 'Abode of Chaos' sparks legal battle, vexes neighbors in French village

    Mon, Mar 25 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Tacky lawn decor is one thing, but try living next to the Abode of Chaos, a 17th-century home-turned-art installation where giant skulls and portraits of N. Korea's Kim Jong-un have left neighbors miserable.

  • Bring your kids into the loop on living small, says a dad who knows

    Fri, Mar 22 2013 at 4:03 PM

    This family's success story isn't just about space — it's about people and things that matter.

  • Emma Watson shows natural beauty for green charity

    Fri, Mar 22 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Actress joins a number of other environmentally-conscious celebrities in posing for a new photography book exploring the beauty of nature.

  • What's in a home? Our housing choices and the environment

    Thu, Mar 21 2013 at 3:49 PM

    Clara Fang ponders the United States' obsession with big houses and the general lack of concern of what impact that has on the community.

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