Downtown Design Review Guidelines established in 2005 guide architects, developers and property owners as they plan new construction, exterior building renovations and streetscape projects.

EVERETT — If you own land just outside downtown, new rules being considered by the Everett City Council could affect how your property can be developed.

Salt Lake City’s design review standards could be changing, which could lead to new buildings being taller instead of longer.

In setting new building design standards, building form and massing, street-level commercial design, materials and color, and roof styles were examined. In examining the defining features of building ...

On June 12, 2025, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) unveiled its updated 2025 Design Guidelines, which is a resource provided for internal and external partners regarding requirements, ...

Architecture Projects Featuring Thin Brick Design. Transforming a traditional California winery cave, architect Chuck Peterson introduced 4,000 square feet of thin brick as a skin to the structure.

Since 2000, additional innovative green architecture standards have come into being, each embodying different aspects of environmental and sustainable ethics. Each of the top-tier standards has ...

The city of Chicago has worked for years on building design standards that prevent fatal crashes of migratory birds. Making those standards optional for builders is a problem, bird lovers say.