Leaning tower of London? Big Ben is tilting http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44846729/ns/travel-news/t/leaning-tower-london-big-ben-tilting/ Big Ben leaning over: Time's up for tilting clock tower of London http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2047021/Big-Ben-leaning-Times-tilting-clock-tower-London.html Big Ben: UK Parliament http://www.parliament.uk/bigben Big Ben...

Geoff Manaugh, a former editor at Dwell and Gizmodo, created BLDGBLOG in 2004 in order to examine "architectural conjectures, urban speculation, [and] landscape futures." Since then, he has posted, on average, nine or ten blogs each month, making the backlog of this architectural futurist blog well worth the time. Any reader fascinated by the intricacies of architecture, urban landscapes, city...

Bonhams "is the world's oldest and largest auctioneer of fine art and antiques still in British ownership." The archive of Bonhams Magazine available on this website goes back to the winter issue of 2007. Art historians, historians, and archaeologists will find fascinating articles in the aforementioned issue on craftsman Matthew Boulton, the mystery of the Bront children, centuries-old dog...

Established in 1867, the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) consists of over 3,500 members and produces a wide range of professional publications. On its site, visitors can look through eight sections, such as Programs, Education, and Advocacy. It's easy to get started with the Latest News area, which features updates about BSA members and their work in and around the city. Additionally, the...

Technophile Bruce S. Cridlebaugh has compiled this website of information on the bridges and tunnels of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh to satisfy his curiosity. The information featured here has been primarily gathered by visiting the various bridges and tunnels and making on-site measurements, sketches, photos and notes. Despite limitations due to the nature of some sites, such as "a given...

The entire borough of Brooklyn has never been able to make a collective trip over to the Mut Precinct in Egypt, but fortunately a number of very talented individuals working for the Brooklyn Museum have been going that way for over thirty years. The Temple Precinct of the Goddess Mut (pronounced “Moot”) has been an important religious site for almost two thousand years, and on this website,...

The Building Design site bills itself as "the architects" website", and it is a claim that is quite accurate and apropos. Designed to complement their print publication, the site is a treasure-trove of material for just about anyone who is involved in any aspect of building, including architects, design theorists, planners, and so on. As the magazine is based in the United Kingdom, there's...

This exhibition from the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) takes visitors inside the working process of Studio Gang Architects. Founded by Jeanne Gang in 1997, Studio Gang is the creative force behind projects inspired by the city of Chicago, such as the Aqua Tower, an 82-story,  multi-use high-rise with a hotel, apartments, condominiums, parking, offices, and one of Chicago’s largest green roofs....

Currently on its 10th volume, Buildings is a "peer-reviewed, open access journal on building science, building engineering and architecture." At the link above, readers can browse articles from all of these volumes. The Journal Browser tool on the left-hand side invites readers to filter by volume and issue, and the journal's home page lists articles in order of recency. Click on a piece to view...

What is mid-century modernism? Some might only be acquainted with it via the popular TV show, Mad Men, or others through well-known structures such as the World Trade Towers. Modernism sprang up all over the world from the 1950s to the 1970s, and one rather fine example can be found on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis. This most wonderful digital collection presents images and plans...