Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s upcoming book “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” Lancaster’s most renowned ...

If you’re wondering, “What is a bay window?” think of it as a window that extends outward from your home, creating a small alcove or “bay” inside. This classic feature combines three panes — one ...

When you picture a residential street in San Francisco, it’s likely that your brain conjures up a row of ornate, colorfully painted Victorian homes all tucked together on a steep hill. But there’s a ...